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QUESTION 2

When Dante speaks to Francesca and Paolo, who “[leave] the flock where Dido is” to talk to him, what do they tell him about love?

		Love is dangerous, and led them straight to sudden death together
		Love and the memory of love is the only thing that keeps life in Hell bearable
		To follow the commandment to Love One Another is the only hope for a poor soul’s salvation
		Dante must keep the image of his One True Love firmly in mind, in order to escape the terror of Hell

Before the pilgrim, Dante, shows up–has anyone in Hell ever been able to leave and “go to bliss?”


		Only a few — Adam, Noah, David, Moses, and very few others.
		Nobody. Ever. Seriously.
		Many people — those who serve out their punishments for their earthly wrong-doings can have, after centuries, moved on to Purgatory, to work their way toward Salvation.

What feature stands out most about Charon, the old Ferryman?

		His weeping (“tongue confused, a language strained in anguish”)
		His wounds (“made their faces run with blood in streaks”)
		His eyes (“glowing coals” / “glowing wheels of fire”)
		His transparency (“one grown faint / perhaps of too much silence”)

TRUE OR FALSE: Dante sees Cleopatra, Tristan, and Helen of Troy in Hell

True

False

		Abandon Every Hope, All You Who Enter
		Repent Before It Is Too Late
		This Way to Hell
		Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori