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Home: Quiz List: Dante Alighieri and Larry Niven

This quiz list focuses of Dante Alighieri's account of a fictional journey through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven and Larry Niven's interpretation of a similar journey.

List created by player bernie73.

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1.
  Larry Niven Meets Dante Alighieri Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz focuses on the book "Inferno" (1976), by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. "Inferno", the first work in the Dante Series, parallels "Inferno", Book I of Dante's "The Divine Comedy" in many ways.
Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Nov 25 16
Average
bernie73
187 plays
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  Larry Niven Meets Dante Alighieri Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this quiz we focus on the book "Escape From Hell" (2007), by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle the second book in their "Dante Series". This is a sequel to my last quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Dec 12 16
Average
bernie73
174 plays
3.
  Infernal Locations    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
See how familiar you are with the "Inferno", first part of Dante's epic poem "The Divine Comedy". Match the sinner with his or her location. (Please note that this is based on where Dante placed them, not you or I.)
Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jul 11 20
Recommended for grades: 11,12
Average
bernie73
Jul 11 20
168 plays
4.
  A Day in Purgatory    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the individual with the location where Dante meets him or her in Purgatory.
Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Sep 11 20
Average
bernie73
Sep 11 20
143 plays
5.
  Tenth Heaven    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Concluding a three-part look at Dante's "Commedia", identify where Dante encounters each person in "Paradiso".
Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Nov 28 20
Average
bernie73
Nov 28 20
140 plays

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