Dante's Inferno | 80 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified

When did Dante live? - (barely in middle ages) Where was Dante born? - Florence What political turmoil was occurring during Dante's life in Florence? - argument between Holy Roman Emperor and Pope about separation between church and state Why was Dante exiled? - because he did not support the party that won the argument When Dante wrote the divine comedy, How did he determine where people would be placed in Hell? - the people who had a direct hand in his exile were lower in Hell What is the Divine comedy about? - an allegory about a man's search for salvation (dante) while on a journey through sin, the recognition of sin, and salvation What is an allegory? - the discussion of one subject by disguising it as another; there must be some similarity between the two