Dante's Inferno | Canto 3 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What was Dante’s first reaction to the wailing?

2. To what does Dante compare the worry that the uncommitted might be missing something?

3. What is the name of the river which circles the rim of Hell?

4. What was the name of the ferryman?

5. Who were the cowards in Canto III?

6. The river’s name is translated as “joyous.” Why is this a good name for the river?

7. The uncommitted had saved their blood all their lives. What was...


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