Divine comedy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Who wrote The Divine Comedy? - Dante Alighieri During what half of which century was it written? - during the first half of the fourteenth century In what country did the author live? - italy Where does Dante find himself in Canto I, and what does this place symbolize? - The Dark Wood of Error; worldliness and sin What is incontinence? - not restrained, uncontrolled excretory function Why can't Dante get to the divine light? - The lion, the leopard, and the she-wolf (or she-woof, if you ...

Dante's Inferno Test Questions & Answers 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...

Dante's Inferno (Cantos I-XV) Questions and Answers Graded A+ Who wrote The Divine Comedy? Dante Alighieri During what half of which century was it written? during the first half of the fourteenth century In what country did the author live? italy Where does Dante find himself in Canto I, and what does this place symbolize? The Dark Wood of Error; worldliness and sin What is incontinence? not restrained, uncontrolled excretory function Why can't Dante get to the divine light? The lion, th...

What city was Dante from - Florence What country is Dante from - Italy What political party was Dante - White Guelph What was the name of the young lady that Dante found love with when he was a young man but never married - Beatrice What is the name of each of the three books made up of the divine comedy - Inferno, purgatorial, paradiso What is a comedy - Story that begins bad and ends good

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...

Dante Final Questions and Answers Rated A The souls of hell see punishment as this Vindictive narrative in which things have symbolic meaning Allegory The character of Dante symbolizes this Every person Remorse for sins Contrition The rhythm scheme of the Divine Comedy Terza rima Dante's doctrine of Purgatory is heavily based on this persons doctrine Thomas Aquinas The number of loves in Purgatory Three Admitting you are in the wrong Confession The character of Virgil symbolizes this Hu...

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...

Dante's Inferno Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 ...

During the 1200’s Popes would employ a military force to combat heresy and use this judicial process to eradicate heresy within the Western culture. Inquisition 13 century eradication th War of the 1200’s Catharism Sign In 3 / 3 pts Question 2 Who wrote the Divine Comedy, which delineated the options available to mankind? Dante Chaucer Petrarch Shakespeare 3 / 3 pts Question 3 What were two classical values that inspired the Renaissance humanists? Mysticism a...