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Dante's Inferno - Circles of Hell Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Circle 1 = Limbo (Canto IV)
Ans: Sinners: the Virtuous Heathen; the Unbaptized
Punishment: Loss of Hope; they must exist in desire for the
glory of God without ever being able to attain it
Circle 2 (Canto V)
Ans: Sinners: the Lustful
Punishment: They become bird like and are buffeted by stormy
winds
Circle 3 (Canto VI)
Ans: Sinners: the Gluttonous
Punishment: rained upon by foul water and snow; they lie
helpless in the filth
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Circle 4 (Canto VII)
Ans: Sinners: the Avaricious and the Prodigal
Punishment: They roll weights around in a circle; when the two
groups run into each other, they yell "why hoard?" and "why
waste?"
Circle 5 (Canto VIII)
Ans: Sinners: the Wrathful and the Sullen
Punishment: The wrathful fight with each other on the banks of
the River Styx. The sullen lie submerged in the stagnant waters
of the River Styx
Circle 6 (Canto IX - X)
Ans: Sinners: the Heretics
Punishment: They are in flaming tombs; at the Last Judgment,
the lids of their tombs will close forever
Circle 7, Round 1 (Canto XII)
Ans: Sinners: Violence against others
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Dante's Inferno - Circles of Hell Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Circle 1 = Limbo (Canto IV)
Ans: Sinners: the Virtuous Heathen; the Unbaptized
Punishment: Loss of Hope; they must exist in desire for the
glory of God without ever being able to attain it
Circle 2 (Canto V)
Ans: Sinners: the Lustful
Punishment: They become bird like and are buffeted by stormy
winds
Circle 3 (Canto VI)
Ans: Sinners: the Gluttonous
Punishment: rained upon by foul water and snow; they lie
helpless in the filth
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Circle 4 (Canto VII)
Ans: Sinners: the Avaricious and the Prodigal
Punishment: They roll weights around in a circle; when the two
groups run into each other, they yell "why hoard?" and "why
waste?"
Circle 5 (Canto VIII)
Ans: Sinners: the Wrathful and the Sullen
Punishment: The wrathful fight with each other on the banks of
the River Styx. The sullen lie submerged in the stagnant waters
of the River Styx
Circle 6 (Canto IX - X)
Ans: Sinners: the Heretics
Punishment: They are in flaming tombs; at the Last Judgment,
the lids of their tombs will close forever
Circle 7, Round 1 (Canto XII)
Ans: Sinners: Violence against others
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