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Dante's Inferno Quiz


This quiz covers the punishments for the souls in Hell.

A multiple-choice quiz by angelbec07. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
angelbec07
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
323,289
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
436
Last 3 plays: Guest 14 (1/10), Guest 104 (3/10), Guest 74 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the punishment of the virtuous pagans? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the punishment of the Gluttons? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which sinners have leather purses around their necks? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which sinners are hacked and torn through all eternity by a great demon with a bloody sword? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which sinners lie with only half their faces above the ice and their tears freeze in their eye sockets? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which sinners move about endlessly, hidden from view inside great flames. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the political enemy of Dante? What group of sinners was he with? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What type of sinner was Farinata? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who takes the poets in his huge palm and lowers them to the final pit of Hell? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Where is Antaeus placed in Hell? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the punishment of the virtuous pagans?

Answer: They are not tormented. Their only pain is that they have no hope.

This group includes Virgil, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Democritus, Empedocles, Thales, Anaxagoras, and other philosophers. They were born without the light of Christ's revelation; therefore, they cannot come into the light of God.
2. What is the punishment of the Gluttons?

Answer: They lie in an icy paste, swollen and obscene.

Cereberus stands guard over them, ripping and tearing them with his claws and teeth.
3. Which sinners have leather purses around their necks?

Answer: The Violent against Art

Their eyes are set on these purses. They are also crying.
4. Which sinners are hacked and torn through all eternity by a great demon with a bloody sword?

Answer: The Sowers of Discord

Mahomet is the chief among the sowers of religious discord.
5. Which sinners lie with only half their faces above the ice and their tears freeze in their eye sockets?

Answer: The Treacherous to Guests and Hosts

In this section of Hell, Count Ugolino gnaws at Archbishop Ruggieri's head.
6. Which sinners move about endlessly, hidden from view inside great flames.

Answer: The Evil Counselors

Ulysses and Diomedes suffer here for their joint guilt in counseling and carrying out many strategems which Dante considered evil.
7. Who was the political enemy of Dante? What group of sinners was he with?

Answer: Filippo Argenti; the wrathful

Filippo Argenti says, "I am one who weeps." Dante recognizes him and berates him.
8. What type of sinner was Farinata?

Answer: a heretic

Farinata recognizes Dante as a Tuscan. He calls to Dante from one of the fiery tombs. He asks Dante about his lineage.
9. Who takes the poets in his huge palm and lowers them to the final pit of Hell?

Answer: Antaeus

He is the son of Neptune and Tellus.
10. Where is Antaeus placed in Hell?

Answer: with the giants

Hercules killed him by lifting him over his head and strangling him in mid-air.
Source: Author angelbec07

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