Literature and Philosophy of the Renaissance

Question 1

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

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Miguel de Cervantes

Question 2

Well-educated people during the Renaissance learned

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classical Latin.

Question 3

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

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Baldassare Castiglione

Question 4

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

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Baldassare Castiglione

Question 5

Which humanist idea affected Renaissance society?

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People are basically good at their core.

Question 6

During the Renaissance, many people embraced the concept of

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humanism.

Question 7

An early Renaissance thinker who studied and shared classical literature was

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Francesco Petrarch.

Question 8

Machiavelli’s new ideas supported Renaissance humanism by showing that

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people were in control of their lives.

Question 9

In The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri uses poetry to explore

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the existence of life after death.

Question 10

Which best states how the book Don Quixote reflected Renaissance humanism?

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It shows that people are capable of doing great things.

Literature and Philosophy of the Renaissance Answers