- 1. When did Dante Alighieri pass away?
A) 1300
B) 1345
C) 1367
D) 1321
- 2. Where was Dante Alighieri born?
A) Milan
B) Rome
C) Venice
D) Florence
- 3. How many parts does The Divine Comedy consist of?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
- 4. Which section of The Divine Comedy describes Hell?
A) Limbo
B) Inferno
C) Paradiso
D) Purgatorio
- 5. What was Dante's political affiliation?
A) Papal States
B) Guelph
C) Ghibelline
D) Medici
- 6. Where did Dante spend his later years in exile?
A) Venice
B) Paris
C) Ravenna
D) Athens
- 7. Which circle of Hell is reserved for the violent against their neighbors?
A) Circle 9
B) Circle 7
C) Circle 5
D) Circle 2
- 8. Who is Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory?
A) Milton
B) Homer
C) Shakespeare
D) Virgil
- 9. Who is Dante's idealized love in La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy?
A) Cunizza
B) Francesca
C) Beatrice
D) Gemma
- 10. Which U.S. president was fascinated by Dante's works and owned a copy of The Divine Comedy?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Woodrow Wilson
- 11. In which part of The Divine Comedy does Dante ascend to Heaven?
A) Limbo
B) Inferno
C) Paradiso
D) Purgatorio
- 12. What is the name of the poetic form Dante used in The Divine Comedy?
A) Sonnet
B) Haiku
C) Terza rima
D) Free verse
- 13. Which poet greatly admired Dante and called him 'master' in his works?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) Percy Bysshe Shelley
C) Alexander Pope
D) John Keats
- 14. What is the name of the mountain at the center of Purgatory in The Divine Comedy?
A) Mount Etna
B) Mount Purgatory
C) Mount Olympus
D) Mount Sinai
- 15. Which famous artist illustrated an edition of The Divine Comedy with intricate engravings?
A) Gustave Doré
B) Michelangelo
C) Raphael
D) Leonardo da Vinci
- 16. What is the most famous work of Alighieri Dante?
A) The Iliad
B) Paradise Lost
C) Don Quixote
D) The Divine Comedy
- 17. What was Alighieri Dante's occupation?
A) Soldier
B) Painter
C) Poet
D) Merchant
- 18. What language did Alighieri Dante primarily write in?
A) Spanish
B) Italian
C) French
D) Latin
- 19. Which political figure is placed in Hell in The Divine Comedy?
A) Pope Boniface VIII
B) King Arthur
C) St. Francis of Assisi
D) St. Peter
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