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Dante Test|121 Q’s and A’s|100%Scores
Why was Dante exiled from Florence? - -he was in the wrong political faction
-Why is the Divine Comedy considered a comedy? - -the main character
survives until the end
-What were the two models Dante used for the Divine Comedy? - -Bible and
Aeneid
-How many lines did Dante write on the underworld? - -14000+
-How many books did Dante write and what were they called? - -3, (La Vita
Nuova, The Convivio, the Divine Comedy)
-The Divine Comedy has ____ parts, with ______ canto(s) in each part, and ___
canto(s) at the beginning, totaling in ________ cantos. - -3, 33, 1, 100
-What was Dante's verse form called? - -terza rima
-What was Dante's main inspiration and reason for his obsession with the
number 3? - -Holy Trinity
-Who were the works of Dante we read translated by? - -John Ciardi
-What time and date does the Divine Comedy start? - -Friday, March 25,
1300, at Dawn, before Easter, and the Vernal Equinox
-Why is the date and time when the Divine Comedy began important? - -It is
a new morning, new season, and new life.
-What does the Divine Comedy start with allusions to? - -Rebirth
-What are the beasts on the hill and what do they symbolize? - -Leopard:
deceit
Lion: pride
She-wolf: greed
-Dante wants to _________ the dark woods, but he hasn't done the ________,
this is similar to the story of _________. - -leave, work, Percival
-Dante wants to get back on the __________, but _______ make him stay in the
dark woods.
, What real-life situation is this similar to? - -- right path, sins
- mid-life crisis
-Who is Dante's guide through the Inferno, and what does he mean to
Dante? - -Virgil, he is Dante's inspiration
-What beast is Dante most afraid of, and what does that mean? - -She-wolf,
his greatest sin is greed
-What does Virgil symbolize? - -human reason
-Why is Virgil a good guide? - -He doesn't know the answers to God's
questions (because he is Pagan), which Dante must answer himself -- he is
also an inspiration to Dante and a well-known, revered figure
-What is the mood for Canto 1? - -Depressing
-What is Dante's role for Canto 1? - -A sinner seeking salvation
-What is the message for Canto 1? - -Sins can be overcome, but only by a
long, difficult path
-What does the dark wood represent? - -life lived in sin
-What is Dante's attempt to climb the hill, also an attempt to do? - -Get
closer to God
-What is the Greyhound a symbol for? - -political change
-What is the Divine Comedy an allegory to? - -What was going on in 1300s
FLorence, the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict where the Pope supporters split into
2, Dante's side loses and he is exiled
-The Divine Comedy is written on a _______ level about ______ politics in the
________. - -Political, Florentine, 1300s
-Regarding Florentine politics, the greyhound represents _________, and the
she-wolf represents ________. - -who Dante wants to lead, who Dante doesn't
like
-Although the Divine Comedy is politically oriented, the ______ allegory is the
most important. - -spiritual
-How does Dante represent all people in the Divine Comedy? - -Using the
word "our"
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