DANTE'S INFERNO EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What two groups occupy the fourth circle of Hell?
the murderers and forgers
the mutinous and vengeful
the wrathful and sullen
the hoarders and wasters - ✔✔the hoarders and wasters
✔✔What city is the capital of Hell?
Cerberus
Styx
Dis
Hades - ✔✔Dis
✔✔As the two poets wait outside the city gates for entry, who do the Furies call to
attack the pair?
Scylla
Medusa
Cerberus
Harpies - ✔✔Medusa
✔✔Which group of sinners occupies the sixth circle of Hell?
heretics
murderers
abusers
conjurers - ✔✔heretics
, ✔✔Why do the poets have to hide behind a tomb before entering the seventh circle of
Hell?
They are waiting for Satan to move away from the gate.
They first must become accustomed to the stench.
They are being chased by the Furies and Medusa.
They are avoiding the envy of the circle's occupants. - ✔✔They first must become
accustomed to the stench.
✔✔What is the sin, according to Virgil, that God hates the most?
gluttony
sloth
blasphemy
malice - ✔✔malice
✔✔Which group of sinners occupies the deepest part of the seventh circle of Hell?
traitors
liars
thieves
cheaters - ✔✔traitors
✔✔What natural formation leads to the eighth circle of Hell?
a steep cliff
a sheer ice wall
a raging waterfall
a bottomless volcano - ✔✔a raging waterfall
✔✔How do Dante and Virgil reach the eight circle of Hell?
They shimmy down Satan's tail.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What two groups occupy the fourth circle of Hell?
the murderers and forgers
the mutinous and vengeful
the wrathful and sullen
the hoarders and wasters - ✔✔the hoarders and wasters
✔✔What city is the capital of Hell?
Cerberus
Styx
Dis
Hades - ✔✔Dis
✔✔As the two poets wait outside the city gates for entry, who do the Furies call to
attack the pair?
Scylla
Medusa
Cerberus
Harpies - ✔✔Medusa
✔✔Which group of sinners occupies the sixth circle of Hell?
heretics
murderers
abusers
conjurers - ✔✔heretics
, ✔✔Why do the poets have to hide behind a tomb before entering the seventh circle of
Hell?
They are waiting for Satan to move away from the gate.
They first must become accustomed to the stench.
They are being chased by the Furies and Medusa.
They are avoiding the envy of the circle's occupants. - ✔✔They first must become
accustomed to the stench.
✔✔What is the sin, according to Virgil, that God hates the most?
gluttony
sloth
blasphemy
malice - ✔✔malice
✔✔Which group of sinners occupies the deepest part of the seventh circle of Hell?
traitors
liars
thieves
cheaters - ✔✔traitors
✔✔What natural formation leads to the eighth circle of Hell?
a steep cliff
a sheer ice wall
a raging waterfall
a bottomless volcano - ✔✔a raging waterfall
✔✔How do Dante and Virgil reach the eight circle of Hell?
They shimmy down Satan's tail.
