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Inferno Test :)
here are some, uh, things about dante's inferno
Question | Answer |
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Who is Paolo? | he committe dadultery with brother's wife |
the further down you go, the __________- the punishment | worse |
Who is Charon? | the ferryman in hell |
What is the last circle of hell? | Cocytus |
what does gaunt mean? | thin |
Who is Satan? | he betrayed God and was frozen in the lst circle |
Who is Beatrice? | Dante's love |
How do Virgil and Dante get out of hell? | they climb down Satan |
Who is Dante? | the poet and main character of Inferno |
What is imagery? | use of words to create vivid pictures inisde the mind of reason |
what does tremulous mean? | shake, quiver, fearful, or timid |
the second circle is for the carnal. What sins did these people commit? | adultery |
who is Francesca? | committed adultery with Paolo, her husband's brother |
What is an allegory? | a story being used to represent a larger idea about life |
Who are Cassius and Brutus? | They tried to kill Caesar and were chewed by Satan |
What does swoon mean? | to faint |
What is putrid? | rotten or morally corrupt |
What does Satan having three faces symbolize? | the trinity, like an evil version of God |
What does ravening mean? | to feed greedily |
How are the lustful punished? | they are continally swept by strong winds |
How old is Dante? | 35 |
Who is Virgil? | he's a symbol of human reason |
The first circle is called limbo. What exactly is limbo? | waiting place for people who aren't religious |
What's written above the gates of hell? | Abandon all hope |
Who are opportunists? | people who are self absorbed and are now being eaten |
What's the name of the second circle? | The Carnal |
Judas is frozen in... | Judecca |
what is Judecca? | a level at the very bottom of hell |
What have people in the last circle done? | killed family members, masters, or benefactors |
What does the dark forest symbolize? | being trapped in sin |
What does the journey through hell symbolize? | that people must go through a difficult process to achieve redemption |
What does Charon symbolize? | the barriers a person faces in a journey for redemption |