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