This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Dante > Dante – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dante Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is there a reference to Narcissus in Canto III? A) Because Dante mistakes souls for reflections. B) Because in heaven everyone loves themselves. C) Because narcissism is punished there. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Dante mistakes souls for reflections. 2. Once the mountain began to erupt, earthquakes increased, ash filled the air and A) The heat melted the surrounding snow and ice causing a lahar to form. B) Caused the animals to move towards the mountain. C) Caused the team to leave right away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heat melted the surrounding snow and ice causing a lahar to form. 3. What language is the Decameron written in? A) Italian. B) Vulgar. C) Latino. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vulgar. 4. What is the definition of debauchery? A) Difficult to achieve. B) Shaking and quivering. C) One who hoards wealth. D) Excessively indulging in pleasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excessively indulging in pleasure. 5. The first part of the Divine Comedy is called ..... and is about Dante's journey through hell. A) Inferno. B) Purgatorio. C) Paradiso. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inferno. 6. What other relative of Constance (canto III), has Dante already met? A) His son Frederick II. B) His nephew Manfredi. C) His brother Forese. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His nephew Manfredi. 7. What type of genre is Dante's Inferno? A) Novel. B) Non-fiction. C) Play. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic poem. 8. Reread paragraph 21. Ari's mother's statement in the paragraph is meant to point out A) The unlikelihood of Ari's success. B) Her displeasure with Ari's attitude. C) The contradictions in Ari's thinking. D) Her confusion about Ari's unhappiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The contradictions in Ari's thinking. 9. Who married Dante at twenty? A) Gemma Donati. B) Completed Damsel. C) Antonia Cavalcanti. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gemma Donati. 10. Original title of the work: A) Commedia. B) Scripture. C) Gospel. D) Sacred poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commedia. 11. What does it say? A) The imaginary journey made by Virgil on April 8, 1300. B) The imaginary journey made by Dante on April 8, 1400. C) The imaginary journey made by Dante on April 8, 1300. D) The imaginary journey made by Dante on May 8, 1300. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The imaginary journey made by Dante on April 8, 1300. 12. Where does Dante die? A) Firenze. B) Verona. C) Lucca. D) Ravenna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ravenna. 13. What is at the gates of hell? A) "Entry is free, exit is uncertain. ". B) "He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself. C) "Welcome home.". D) "Whoever enters here, abandon all hope. ". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Whoever enters here, abandon all hope. ". 14. THE VULGAR ILLUSTRATE IN THE THEORIZATION OF DE VULGARI ELOQUENTIA CAN TREAT A) ONLY LOVE THEMES. B) ALL TOPICS, FROM COMEDY TO PHILOSOPHICAL. C) ONLY DIFFERENT THEMES AND FORMS. D) LOW TOPICS ONLY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ALL TOPICS, FROM COMEDY TO PHILOSOPHICAL. 15. In which language is the Divine Comedy written? A) Florentine vernacular. B) Latino. C) Sicilian vernacular. D) The language of notaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florentine vernacular. 16. What object may have created the signature shape of the Pacific Islanders houses A) European Affect. B) An Upside-Down Tasa ( The Cap of a Latte Stone). C) Canoe. D) The Uniquely Shaped Fish That Swim Around The Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canoe. 17. The people who live here have committed crimes, but they still have hope that they will go to Paradise: A) Tomato. B) Hell. C) Purgatory. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purgatory. 18. What other departing from Piccarda has Dante already met? A) Brother Corso. B) Forese brother. C) Her husband Gianciotto. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forese brother. 19. What was the name of Dante Alighieri's one true love? A) Gemma. B) Beatrice. C) Amelia. D) Gianna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beatrice. 20. Why does Virgil reside in Limbo? A) He is a Pagan born before Christianity. B) He committed the sin of lust. C) Dante considers him a betrayer. D) He was a fallen demon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a Pagan born before Christianity. ← 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