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Inferno
Dante Alighieri
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Cantos I–II
Cantos III–IV
Cantos V–VI
Cantos VII–IX
Cantos X–XI
Cantos XII–XIII
Cantos XIV–XVII
Cantos XVIII–XX
Cantos XXI–XXIII
Cantos XXIV–XXVI
Cantos XXVII–XXIX
Cantos XXX–XXXIII
Canto XXXIV
Addendum: Terza Rima
Characters
Character List
Dante Alighieri
Virgil
Main Ideas
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Cantos I–II
Cantos III–IV
Cantos V–VI
Cantos VII–IX
Cantos X–XI
Cantos XII–XIII
Cantos XIV–XVII
Cantos XVIII–XX
Cantos XXI–XXIII
Cantos XXIV–XXVI
Cantos XXVII–XXIX
Cantos XXX–XXXIII
Canto XXXIV
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Cantos 1-2
Cantos 3-4
Cantos 5-6
Cantos 7-9
Cantos 10-11
Cantos 12-13
Cantos 14-17
Cantos 18-20
Cantos 21-23
Cantos 24-26
Cantos 27-29
Cantos 30-33
Canto 34
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Cantos 14-17 Quiz
Further Study
Cantos 14-17 Quiz
1
of 5
Who or what have the Sodomites supposedly committed violence against?
Themselves
God
Nature
Dante
2
of 5
Whom does Dante encounter among the Sodomites?
Abel
Homer
Beatrice
Brunetto Latini
3
of 5
What Classical beast takes Dante and Virgil into the Eighth Circle?
Nessus
Geryon
Charon
Medusa
4
of 5
According to many critics, what does the crumbling statue represent?
The Christian's progress
Divine justice
The modern political climate
The decline of mankind
5
of 5
Who does Dante believe deserves the most severe punishment?
His political rivals
Murderers
Whomever God decides
Adulterers
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