A. He wrote classical epics with Christian materials.
B. He promoted the worship of idolatrous statues from the ancient times.
C. He rejected the influence of Scholasticism.
D. He was uninterested in the poetics of the sublime.
Related Mcqs:
- What is the best definition of humanism ?
A. The movement to write more in vernacular
B. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity
C. The scientific movement away from classical antiquity
D. The movement based on literature about courtly love - Which of the following literary theorists is most closely associated with the concept that became known as liberal humanism ?
A. Aristotle
B. Viktor Shklovsky
C. Stanley Fish
D. Toni Morrison - What is humanism ?
A. An idea traditionally associated with the Renaissance
B. A humanity-centered view of the universe
C. A theory that values restraint, form, and imitation
D. All of the above answers are correct. - Which of the following literary theorists is most closely associated with the concept that became known as liberal humanism ?
A. Aristotle
B. Viktor Shklovsky
C. Cleanth Brooks
D. Stanley Fish - What is humanism ?
A. A humanity-centered view of the universe
B. A school of theory devoted to the revival of Classical (ancient Greek and Roman) literature
C. A theory that values restraint, form, and imitation
D. All of the above. - Compared to Aquinas, the writers of Florentine humanism considered which of the following only unsystematically ?
A. Sex
B. Emotions
C. Psychology
D. All of the above - The “father of humanism” was_______________?
A. Petrarch
B. Dante
C. Boccaccio
D. Pico della Mirandola - Where did Dante stay while he was in exile ?
A. Paris
B. Ravenna
C. England
D. All of the above - In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?
A. The circle of violence
B. The circle of wrath
C. The circle of heresy
D. The circle of treachery - According to scholars, what is the function of the rose that Dante sees in paradise ?
A. It alludes to the Garden of Eden.
B. It symbolizes perfection and paradise.
C. It is a symbol of the Virgin Mary.
D. All of the above
