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Dante's Inferno | Canto 12 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. Canto XII begins with a reference to a “Thing.” What is this thing? Describe it.

2. What natural disaster or occurrence has happened since Virgil’s trip to that area?

3. Who is the great Prince referred to in the Canto?

4. Who is the prey mentioned in Canto XII?

5. What is a centaur? Who is the leader or chief of the centaurs?

6. What is the task of the centaurs?

7. When they are walking together, Chiron reveals that he is aware of the fact that Dante is still alive. How does he know this?

8. When Chiron asks why Dante is there,...

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