Literature and Philosophy of the Renaissance — Quiz

Question 1

How did humanism affect paintings during the Renaissance?

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Paintings became more lifelike.

Question 2

Which Renaissance writer also worked as an adviser, or courtier, to royalty?

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Baldassare Castiglione

Question 3

A major Renaissance novel about a man who fights imaginary enemies is

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Don Quixote.

Question 4

A Renaissance writer who applied humanistic principles to government was

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Niccolo Machiavelli.

Question 5

How did use of the vernacular affect the spread of humanism in Europe?

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The vernacular helped writers and philosophers reach wider audiences.

Question 6

A Renaissance writer considered one of the greatest poets of all time is

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Dante Alighieri.

Question 7

Which Renaissance writer was a humanist because of his focus on human nature, rather than religion?

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 8

An early Renaissance thinker who studied and shared classical literature was

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Francesco Petrarch.

Question 9

A major Renaissance work by Machiavelli was

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The Prince.

Question 10

Who was a Renaissance writer whose work was based on their professional experience ?

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Baldassare Castiglione

Literature and Philosophy of the Renaissance — Quiz Answers