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What is the name of the sinner that Virgil mentions in pouch 4?
Mantle
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When they cross the bridge what do Dante and Virgil notice at the bottom?
Sticky boiling tart
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What caused the demons to fight each other?
A sinner that tricked the group of demons
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How does Dante feel about the sinners in this canto?
He feels pity for them
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What are the demons in charge of doing to the sinners?why?
They are in charge of pushing them back down into the boiling pitch, they are unable to resurface
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What did the demons use to pull the sinners out?
a hook
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What is the punishment for the fortune tellers and the diviners?
Their heads are facing backwards with tears
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Why are these sinners placed here?
Because they took bribes from someone and committed barratry( buying political or church position)
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What is the punishment that the sinners receive if they resurface?
They get torn apart
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What makes fortune tellers and diviners a sin?
Only God should be able to see the future
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What is the representation of the sticky boiling pitch?
It represents their sticky fingers and secret dealings
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What happens after the demons fight?
All of them fall into the pitch
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What is the symbolism for the diviners punishment?
Since they tried to look in the future before now they can only look back
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What is the demon's leader name that Dante and Virgil encounter?
Malacoda
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Why are Dante and Virgil following these demons and to where are they following them?
They are following them because they believe the original bridge is broken so they are going to a new one
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