1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Archetypes Canto I Canto IIICanto V Canto XXXIV

2. Archetype exemplified by the she-wolf

3. Creature of the nightmare

4. Archetype exemplified by Dante’s traveling through Hell and emerging back to Earth’s surface

5. Death and rebirth

6. Archetype exemplified by the final circle of Hell

7. Fire and ice

8. Archetype exemplified by the BOTH Dante and Dis –NOT DEVIL FIGURE

9. outcast

10. Archetype exemplified by Beatrice

11. Platonic ideal

12. What does the straight road in the Woods of Error symbolize? A. a pure spirit B. great wealth C. being famous

13. A pure spirit

14. What does “Sleep” in the line “So drugged and loose with sleep had I become” symbolize? A. fatigue B. images of death C. inattention to spiritual matters

15. Inattention to spiritual matters

16. Dante uses this as a symbol of wisdom and power in Canto I

17. The Sun

18. What is the theme of Canto I? A. Human beings bring about their own downfall and punishment B. Forgiveness is for those who admit their sins C. Sins are only overcome by following a long and difficult path

19. Sins are only overcome by following a long and difficult path

20. What do the three raging beasts symbolize?

21. Sin

22. What is the punishment described in Canto III?

23. They chase an elusive banner forever

24. This is Charon’s job

25. ferryman

26. Why does Charon rage at Dante?

27. Dante’s soul is still in Grace.

28. The human souls are compared to falling leaves because they A. prove that nature is in Hell B. indicate the poem’s earthly season c. suggest decay and death

29. Suggests decay and death

30. What is the central idea of Canto III? A. God’s goodness and mercy are infinite b. punishment is the inescapable result of sin

31. Punishment is the inescapable result of sin

32. What does Canto V reveal about Dante’s attitude toward the souls who give in to their passion? A. They should be punished, but he has pity for them B. They should not be punished

33. They should be punished, but he has pity for them

34. Whom does Dante show sympathy for in Canto V?

35. Paolo and Francesca

36. What began the love affair between Paolo and Francesca?

37. The story of Lancelot

38. What does Dante do after he hears the story of the two lovers in Canto V?

39. He passes out

40. Which character acts like a judge in Canto V?

41. Minos

42. The sin that Judas, Brutus, and Cassius have comitted

43. treason

44. Which of Satan’s features depicts him as the personification of evil

45. Three hideous faces

46. What is the great irony of Satan’s condition?

47. The wind from his own beating wings freezes him in place.

48. Which line depicts Satan as a creature of limited power? A. He wept from his six eyes B. Thus he kept three in eternal pain at his eternal dinner c.And this gross Fiend…is pinched and packed in the ice- pack still

49. And this gross Fiend…is pinched and packed in the ice-pack still

50. Near the end of the Inferno, Virgil tells Dante, “Get up. Up on your feet.” Why does he say this? A. Dante is lazy B. Dante still has a long way to go C. Dante needs to stand up to face Satan

51. Dante still has a long way to go.