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