Dante's Divine Comedy

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1. The city from which Dante was exiled when he wrote the Divine Comedy and on which his text makes many comments was: Milan Rome Florence Bologna

2. Who is Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory? Virgil Homer St. Augustine Adam

3. What woman occupies Dante's mind more than anyone else? Pamela Anderson Mary Beatrice Lucy

4. How old was Dante when he met this special lady? 25 16 1 9

5. What are the physical settings of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso? Dungeon, Forest, Cloud Battlefield, Mess Hall, University Underwater, Marsh, Field Pit, Mountain, Universe

6. How many circles of Hell are there? 7 34 4 9

7. How many rivers are in Hell? 9 4 0 1

8. What ISN'T God in the Divine Comedy? the center of a sphere a man sitting on the moon surrounding a sphere source of light

9. Whom does Dante NOT meet in the Divine Comedy? Minos his mother Beatrice God

10. Where and when (approximately) did Dante live? Spain, 1500 Japan, 2500 France, 1000 Italy, 1300