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• The Divine Comedy

Who is the first soul Dante meets in Paradise?

Answer

Piccarda Donati

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Which ancestor does Dante meet in the sphere of Mars?

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Cacciaguida

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Which saint becomes Dante's final guide in the Empyrean?

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Saint Bernard

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Which woman gathers flowers in the Earthly Paradise in Purgatorio XXVIII?

Answer

Matelda

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Which Roman poet joins Dante and Virgil in Purgatorio?

Answer

Statius

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In Inferno XV, which Florentine mentor of Dante appears in the seventh circle?

Answer

Brunetto Latini

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Which two Roman assassins are chewed in Lucifer's side mouths?

Answer

Brutus and Cassius

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Which traitor is chewed in Lucifer's central mouth in the Inferno?

Answer

Judas Iscariot

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In Inferno Canto V, what is Francesca da Rimini's lover's first name?

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Paolo

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Which real woman is traditionally identified with Dante's Beatrice?

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Beatrice Portinari

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Which Venetian editor first put "Divina Comedia" in the poem's printed title in 1555?

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Lodovico Dolce

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Which writer first used the adjective "Divina" for Dante's poem?

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Giovanni Boccaccio

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