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