The Renaissance was known for originating which of the following philosophical movements ?

Related Mcqs:

1. What is the philosophical theory known as pragmatism ?

   A. A maxim of logic developed by Charles Sanders Peirce
   B. A theory of practical actions developed by William James
   C. An idea used to guide conduct towards clear objectives
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

2. What is the philosophical theory known as pragmatism ?

   A. A theory of practical actions developed by William James
   B. An idea used to guide conduct towards clear objectives
   C. A concept derived from the ancient Greek word pragma, meaning action
   D. All of the above.

3. Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance ?

   A. Marlowe
   B. Milton
   C. Spencer
   D. Johnson

4. Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance ?

   A. 14 th
   B. 15 th
   C. 16 th
   D. 14 th and 16 th

5. Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime ?

   A. The effect of the sublime on the physical body
   B. The distinction between the sublime and beauty
   C. An aesthetic explanation of the sublime through painting
   D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

6. This poet might be described as a moral or philosophical critic for arguing that works must have “high seriousness.” ?

   A. T.S. Eliot
   B. Matthew Arnold
   C. Elizabeth Browning
   D. Virginia Woolf

7. How was the philosophical and popular emphasis on sensibility in the 18th century related to the development of the novel ?

   A. Like the novel, it focused on romantic relationships.
   B. Like the novel, it foregrounded abstract reason over experience and emotion.
   C. Like the novel, it emphasized the importance of sympathy and individual feelings.
   D. Like the novel, it demonized the aristocracy.

8. Although Charles Johnson’s Oxherding Tales is based on his Buddhist beliefs, he meant the novel to be a reworking of an American genre, the slave narrative. In what way is the novel, despite its philosophical underpinnings, an exemplar of the slave narrative ?

   A. Its character’s movement from slavery to freedom.
   B. Its emphasis on Christian ideals.
   C. The novel’s sensationalist scenes of violence.
   D. Its didactic (teaching) tone of voice.

9. Georges Braque’s “Woman with a Guitar” is an example of which of the following artistic movements ?

   A. Cubism
   B. Vorticism
   C. Futurism
   D. A and B only

10. Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art ?

    A. realism
    B. perspective
    C. individualism
    D. abstractioin