Dante Inferno practice quizzes & Answers

Which group of sinners must stay submerged in the river of Styx? - ANSWER The sullen What is the meaning of the word "Malebranche" - ANSWER Evil Claws Of which Florentine political party was Farinata a leader? - ANSWER The Ghibellines Where does Beatrice reside after death? - ANSWER Heaven Why is Judas unable to speak? - ANSWER Lucifer is chewing on his head. What event caused the earthquake mentioned by several demons and spirits in the poem? - ANSWER Christ's Death Who tells Dante the story of Paolo and Francesca? - ANSWER Francesca A Centaur is a cross between which two creatures? - ANSWER man and horse Which three beasts block Dante from the sunlit hill in Canto I? - ANSWER A leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf From which city was Dante exiled? - ANSWER Florence Which pope was Dante's enemy? - ANSWER Pope Boniface VIII Into how many "pouches" is the Eighth Circle of Hell divided? (A) Nine - ANSWER 10 How many circles constitute Dante's Hell? - ANSWER 9 Which city did Dante believe to be more important than all others? - ANSWER Rome Who brings Dante from the Eighth to th