This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Dante > Dante – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dante Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. DANTE'S VERNABILITY WORKS ARE: A) RIME, NOVA LIFE, CONVIVIO. B) LIVING, ON VULGAR SPEECH. C) ON VULGAR SPEECH OF MONARCHY. D) MONARCHY AND CONVIVIAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RIME, NOVA LIFE, CONVIVIO. 2. In 1980, Mt. St. Helens erupted and people died because they would not evacuate. Who played this part in the Dante's Peak. A) Rachel. B) Paul. C) Ruth. D) Harry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruth. 3. In which verse is the Divine Comedy written? A) ENDECASYLABLE TRIPLE. B) IAMBIC QUARTENS. C) TRACKS OF EXAMETERS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ENDECASYLABLE TRIPLE. 4. Who is the dedicatee of the Paradiso, which is praised in canto XVII? A) Cangrande della Scala. B) Jacob of Polenta. C) Justinian. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cangrande della Scala. 5. Cameron was ..... severely when he got into trouble at school again. A) Writhed. B) Reprimanded. C) Dexterously. D) Contrapasso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reprimanded. 6. In The Paradiso, which class of people does Dante place on the moon? A) Those with the most constancy of characters. B) The proud. C) The best emperors and rulers. D) The souls of those who abandoned their vows. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The souls of those who abandoned their vows. 7. Which is NOT one of the three beasts of wordliness in Canto I? A) Tiger. B) Leopard. C) Lion. D) Wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiger. 8. Which of the following is a common element of vision literature? A) The themes usually involve life after death. B) A character's body is separated from his soul. C) A guide leads the narrator on a spiritual journey. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Who does Dante meet on his journey? A) Giacomo Puccini. B) Jesus Christ. C) Paolo is Francesca. D) Bonnie is Clyde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paolo is Francesca. 10. What is the name of the poetic movement that Dante cultivated? A) Beauty Style. B) Dolce stil new. C) The New Style of the Time. D) The Style of the New Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dolce stil new. 11. Who is in the depths of Hell? A) Hitler. B) Judas. C) The emperor. D) Lucifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lucifer. 12. Which historical figure appears in the circle of lust? A) Francesca. B) Judas. C) Ciacco. D) Alberigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Francesca. 13. Politics and betrayal led to Dante's ..... A) Banishment. B) Death. C) Imprisonment. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banishment. 14. Why did Dante go to the afterlife? A) He was bored. B) Because he did very bad things in his life. C) To try your luck. D) To seek the happiness of earthly and eternal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To seek the happiness of earthly and eternal life. 15. The gate that leads into hell reads "All ..... abandon ye who enter here" A) Hope. B) Sorrow. C) Love. D) Hatred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hope. 16. According to Dante, when is it most appropriate to use Latin? A) In written literature. B) In everyday speech. C) In essays. D) In love poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In essays. 17. Dante Alighieri lives A) 20 years. B) 8 years. C) 50 years. D) 56 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 56 years. 18. Which demon does Dante encounter in the 4th Circle? A) Pluto. B) Plutus. C) Plate. D) Santa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plutus. 19. The "De monarchia" is a A) Political treatise in three books. B) Political treatise in two books, the first on the papacy, the second on the empire. C) Encyclopedic treatise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political treatise in three books. 20. Which rhetorical figure does Dante make extensive use of in Paradise? A) Similitude. B) Oxymoron. C) Analogy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesDante Quiz 1Dante Quiz 2Dante Quiz 3Dante Quiz 4Dante Quiz 5Dante Quiz 6Dante Quiz 7Dante Quiz 8Dante Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books