This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Dante > Dante – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dante Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was Dante exiled in 1302? A) Illness. B) Famine. C) Choice. D) Political coup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political coup. 2. According to most critics, what does Geryon represent in The Inferno? A) Fraud. B) Reason. C) Justice. D) Lust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fraud. 3. What had Cacciaguida done that was notable? A) He had become a brother. B) He had fought in the crusades. C) He had been a martyr. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had fought in the crusades. 4. How many cantos does Dante dedicate to different parts of the afterlife? A) 3. B) 10. C) 33. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 33. 5. Dante mixes his works with characters A) Romantics and songbooks. B) Poetic and mythological. C) Historical and mythological. D) Romantic and poetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical and mythological. 6. Who was Virgil? A) Contemporary Pope. B) Successor of Saint Peter. C) Ancient poet. D) Gladiator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient poet. 7. Which of the following verses refers to the scene in the figure? A) Hold on like a man who goes reverently. B) And return to ca by this calle. C) Which of this flock stops at one point,. D) Up there above, in la vita serena. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hold on like a man who goes reverently. 8. Sinners in circle 2 are guilty of being ..... A) Sullen. B) Greedy. C) Lustful. D) Violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lustful. 9. What is the definition of depravity? A) Comically ugly. B) Moral corruption and wickedness. C) Expressing sorrow. D) Extremely thin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moral corruption and wickedness. 10. Historically, who is Virgil? A) A greek poet who wrote Aeneid. B) A roman poet who wrote Aeneid. C) Dante's closest friend. D) Dante's guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A roman poet who wrote Aeneid. 11. One can tell if a dog has rabies by the ..... surrounding its mouth and jaw. A) Retribution. B) Glut. C) Froth. D) Tremulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Froth. 12. In which dialect is Dante's Vita Nuova primarily written? A) Latin. B) Tuscan. C) English. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuscan. 13. When did Dante die? A) 1265. B) 1321. C) 1365. D) 1221. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1321. 14. Dante was in love with ..... A) Virgil. B) Sarah. C) Elizabeth. D) Beatrice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beatrice. 15. Birthplace of Dante Alighieri A) Rome Italy. B) Florence, Italy. C) Milano, Italy. D) Turin, Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florence, Italy. 16. At the end of the movie, how did Harry, Rachel and the kids survive the eruption? A) Drove across the river in Harrys truck to safety.. B) Drove a truck into a mine. C) Drove truck across the mountain to a safe distance away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drove a truck into a mine. 17. In which city did Boccaccio fall in love with "Fiammetta" ? A) Certaldo. B) Firenze. C) Napoli. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Napoli. 18. Why divine? A) Because it deals with divine matters. B) To indicate the excellence of the work. C) Because Dante was religious. D) For the religious content of the work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate the excellence of the work. 19. What part of Dante's body did the bone come from? A) His leg. B) His back. C) His arm. D) His head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His arm. 20. The two sisters were exact opposites when it came to finances. One spent every penny she had while the other was a (n) ..... A) Froth. B) Glut. C) Grotesque. D) Miser. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miser. ← 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