Dante's Inferno | Canto 9 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. From where did Virgil hope to get help?

2. Who is Erichtho?

3. Why had Virgil been in Hell before?

4. Who are the Furies?

5. Who was the queen whom the three goddesses served?

6. Describe Medusa.

7. What are the tombs like near the City of Dis?

8. How does the heavenly messenger open the gate?

9. Why do you think the heavenly messenger spent so little time with

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