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Inferno
Dante Alighieri
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
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
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Justice
Fame
Deceit
Quotes By Section
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
Quotes By Character
Dante
Virgil
Beatrice
Lucifer
Ulysses
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
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
Addendum: Terza Rima
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Cantos 18â20 Quiz
Cantos 18â20 Quiz
1
of 5
Those that buy and sell ecclesiastical pardons are called ___.
Simoniacs
Flatterers
Seducers
Usurers
2
of 5
What is the Eighth Circle known as?
Dis
Malebolge
Styx
Geryon
3
of 5
What is the punishment for Astrologers, Diviners, and Magicians?
To walk in hot sand
To look backward forever
To become trees
To become constellations
4
of 5
What is the punishment for Flatterers?
To live in excrement
To be burned by flames
To eat one another
To have no reflection
5
of 5
Which other medieval poet famously condemned the church’s indulgences?
Julian of Norwich
John Gower
Shakespeare
Chaucer
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Dante Alighieri: Character Analysis
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FURTHER STUDY
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