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Inferno

Dante Alighieri

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- Important Quotes Explained
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- Deceit
- Quotes by Character
- Dante
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- Beatrice
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Cantos 27-29 Quiz

Further Study Cantos 27-29 Quiz

1 of 5
What kind of absolution does the Devil deem invalid?

Any absolution
Clerical absolution
Preemptive absolution
None

2 of 5
What is the punishment for the Sowers of Scandal and Schism?

To be split apart by swords
To boil in tar
To be turned into trees
To be eaten by serpents

3 of 5
Who is the prophet that Dante encounters among the Sowers?

Martin Luther
Pope Boniface
John Calvin
Mohammad

4 of 5
What minor virtue does Dante acknowledge among Italian sinners?

Honesty
Patriotism
Curiosity
Diplomacy

5 of 5
According to Dante, what should decisions be based on?

Church authority
Emotion
Nature
Reason

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