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Dante’s Inferno Canto IV Questions
1. Dante wakes up in Limbo. How does Dante describe limbo? What happens to souls who remain here?
2. Identify the three classes of people who are/were in Limbo. Describe each.
3. What is the “Harrowing of Hell”?
4. Why are the virtuous souls in Limbo not found in Heaven?
5. How is Dante treated when he meets the ancient poets in Limbo?
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Dante’s Inferno Canto V Questions
1. Who is Minos in mythology? What role does he play in the Inferno?
2. Which souls are in the second circle of Hell? What is their punishment? Why is it appropriate to their sin?
3. Two facts about the sinners in Hell: they do not accept responsibility for their actions, and they believe that they are
more important than God. How does Francesca avoid taking responsibility for her sin? How does she show that she
believes she is more important than God?
4. What does Dante learn from Francesca?