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Dante's Inferno | Canto 27 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. For what does the tall flame have to wait before it can pass on to another place?

2. What was the purpose of the Sicilian bull?

3. What is meant by the statement that uncontrite is unabsolved?

4. What is the occupation of the shade before he became a friar?

5. Who is the shade who asks of conditions on earth in this canto?

6. Why does the shade reveal his identity to Dante?

7. What does Dante tell him of the condition of Romagna?

8. Why is the shade present in Bowge VIII?

9. The shade says it was brought to Minos. Who is Minos?

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• - For teachers, the Dante's Inferno Lesson Plan.
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