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