Literature and Philosophy of the Renaissance

Question 1

An early Renaissance thinker who studied and shared classical literature was

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Francesco Petrarch.

Question 2

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 3

Which experience did Baldassare Castiglione write about?

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life in a royal court

Question 4

In The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri uses poetry to explore

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the existence of life after death.

Question 5

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

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Don Quixote.

Question 6

A Renaissance writer who applied humanistic principles to government was

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Niccolo Machiavelli.

Question 7

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

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Baldassare Castiglione

Question 8

People began to study classical thought during the Renaissance to

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better themselves.

Question 9

Well-educated people during the Renaissance learned

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classical Latin.

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