Dante Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is NOT a reaction from Dante to the story of Francesca and Paolo?

Correct Answer: D) He prays to God.

2. According to most critics, Vita Nuova is an example of which of the following genres?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

3. What is the category of crime punished in Circle 7?

Correct Answer: C) Violence.

4. What works has Dante Alighieri made?

Correct Answer: B) The Divine Comedy, Eloquence in the Vernacular and New Life.

5. In paradise, who is Dante Alighieri's guide?

Correct Answer: B) Beatriz.

6. In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

7. What is the decimal point for?

Correct Answer: A) To separate the integer from the decimal.

8. The poem is divided into three parts called

Correct Answer: B) Songs.

9. What do Dante and Virgil first see when they emerge from hell?

Correct Answer: B) The stars.

10. Who was Can Grande?

Correct Answer: C) Dante's patron.

11. The verses are grouped into:

Correct Answer: A) Rhyming triplets.

12. Who do Dante and Virgil first meet in this level?

Correct Answer: C) Minos.

13. Which of these works is NOT by Dante?

Correct Answer: D) Song of Creatures.

14. How long does Dante's imaginary journey last?

Correct Answer: B) A week.

15. Participated in affairs

Correct Answer: B) Politicians.

16. The quote "abandon all hope ye who enter here" is from which text?

Correct Answer: B) The Divine Comedy.

17. What does the "dark forest" symbolize?

Correct Answer: B) The sin.

18. In The Paradiso, who leads Dante on his tour of heaven?

Correct Answer: B) Beatrice.

19. In The Inferno, how is the idea of Fortune represented?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

20. How many skies does Dante's Paradise consist of?

Correct Answer: B) 10.