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Study Guide Questions
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Dante's hometown was ______________________ , Italy.
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Dante established which Italian dialect as the national literary language?
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Dante's lifelong muse was not his wife, but ____________________ .
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Where was Dante when word reached him that the opposing political faction had convicted him of crimes?
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In Arrezo, with what famous father-son scholars/poets did Dante find shelter for a while?
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After leaving Tuscany early in his exile, Dante set forth to join Bartolomeo della Scala in
what Italian city?
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7.
Where in Italy is Europe's oldest university ?
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8.
Who served as Dante's guide in the books of Hell and Purgatory?
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9.
Which of the rival Italian factions adorned its strongholds with fishtail-shaped battlements?
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10.
In Padua, Dante is thought to have lived with what famous artist?
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11.
What Italian city is famous for being the location of white marble quarries?
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12.
Whom did Dante see as the possible unifier of the various Italian factions?
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13.
Though Bologna can boast of two leaning towers, which Italian city has the most famous leaning tower?
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14.
Count Ugolino, his sons, and his grandsons were starved to death in which Italian city?
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15.
Who was Dante's favorite saint?
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16.
Dante found refuge with Can Grande in which Italian city?
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17.
Where was Dante's last home in exile?
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18.
Where is there an empty tomb for Dante?
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