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