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People began to study classical thought during the Renaissance to

b
better themselves.
e
earn money.
i
improve the Church.
e
earn respect.
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Which Renaissance writer was a humanist because of his focus on human nature, rather than religion?

A
Dante Alighieri
B
Niccolo Machiavelli
C
Baldassare Castiglione
D
Miguel de Cervantes
3

A Renaissance writer who applied humanistic principles to government was

D
Dante Alighieri.
M
Miguel de Cervantes.
N
Niccolo Machiavelli.
F
Francesco Petrarch.
4

How did humanism impact Europeans’ thinking about government?

A
Power was seen as evil.
B
Revolutions were expected.
C
Political debates were encouraged.
D
God was accepted as the ultimate power.
5

Well-educated people during the Renaissance learned

A
medieval Latin.
B
classical Latin.
C
medieval French.
D
classical French.
6

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

I
It shows that people are responsible for their choices.
I
It shows that people are capable of doing great things.
I
It shows that people are not responsible for their choices.
I
It shows that people are not capable of doing great things.
7

Machiavelli’s new ideas supported Renaissance humanism by showing that

g
governments wanted to help people.
p
people were in control of their lives.
g
governments had many virtues.
p
people were not in control of their lives.
8

In The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri uses poetry to explore

A
the simplicity of human nature.
B
the complexity of human nature.
C
the existence of life after death.
D
the power of political turmoil.
9

A new idea that Cervantes celebrates in Don Quixote is

s
service.
h
heaven.
i
individuality.
p
power.
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During the Renaissance, many people embraced the concept of

a
absolutism.
n
nationalism.
m
medievalism.
h
humanism.

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