In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell ?
Correct answer: C. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas
- A. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca
- B. Homer, Dante, and Virgil
- C. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas
- D. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement
Explanation
Brutus, Cassius, and Judas occupy the deepest circle, where Satan eternally punishes traitors by chewing them in his three mouths. The other groups belong to earlier circles or are guides and sinners elsewhere in the poem.
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