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34 Cards in this Set
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about what age did dante write the divine comedy?
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35
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where in hell does virgil reside?
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limbo
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who was the inspiration for dante's divine comedy?
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beatrice portinari
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dante did not write the devine comedy in exile...true or false?
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false
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how many levels of hell is there in dante's inferno?
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9
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dante was what?
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poet, philosopher, intellect
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at the beginning of dante's journey, he is turned around by 3 animals. what are they?
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leopord, lion, she-wolf
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who was vergil sent by to help guide dante through hell?
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beatrice
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what are the three parts of the divine comedy?
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inferno, purgatorio, paradiso
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who did each of the three heads of lucifer represent?
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judas, cassius, brutus
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the days that dante descends and emerges form the inferno represent what days in christianity?
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good friday, easter sunday
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dante algighieri was from where?
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florence, italy
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according to the comedy, a persons' sins on earth corresponds to their place in hell?
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true
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towards the end of his journey through hell, dante begins to feel what?
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an understanding of gods punishment for sinners
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souls who are not sinners, nor total christians would be located in?
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first circle
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a people's punishment in hell is symbolic of the sins that they committed on earth?
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true
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to which political party did dante belong?
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white guelphs
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around which holiday did dante enter hell in the text?
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easter
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using the text , we can infer that dante was how old during inferno?
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35
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where in dante's inferno would you be sent for committing the sin of gluttony?
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3rd circle
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who is sent as a guide for dante to pass through hell?
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virgil
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which monster/creature determines which level of hell souls are sent to for their sins?
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minos
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is virgil successful on his own in gaining access to all of the circles of hell for dante?
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no
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judas is the sinner placed in the main mouth of lucifer...true or false?
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true
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dante was considered the father of what?
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renaissance
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why did dante consider his work the "divine comedy" a comedy?
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it lacks the seriousness of a tragedy, ends happily, wrote it in vernacular dialect
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what was the most important number to dante?
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3
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in the story, what does the leopard, lion, and she-wolf represent as a whole?
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powers that keep us from repenting
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who is the "judge" of hell?
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minos
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the ante-inferno contains what type of people?
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neutral
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who did dante see in limbo, or the external party of the inferno?
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homer, ovid, lucan
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dante's mentor, brunetto, was considered to be what?
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homosexual
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the renaissance began in what century?
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13th
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what human quality is virgil usually thought to represent?
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reason
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