The number 1314 is associated with which work?

• A. Purgatorio
• B. Inferno
• C. Paradiso
• D. Divine Comedy

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is linking a clue to the part of Dante’s work that it most often points to. The Divine Comedy is made up of three cantiche: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Heaven), with the whole thing sometimes called the Divine Comedy. A clue that references a number in this context is typically aiming to name the specific cantica that introduces the journey and is most commonly singled out in discussions and quizzes. That cantica is Inferno, which centers on Dante’s descent through the circles of Hell with Virgil as guide. Because Inferno is the fraction of the Divine Comedy that people most often identify by itself in trivia and study contexts, a clue like 1314 is best associated with Inferno rather than the other cantiche or the entire work.