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
Related Mcqs:
- In which way was Dante a precursor of humanism ?
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. - 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 - Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?
A. A play in which characters make humorous remarks
B. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better
C. A play in which no characters die or suffer
D. A play in which elite members of society are mocked - According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, which of the following offers the best definition of a “history” ?
A. A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts
B. A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis
C. A narrative without characters
D. A narrative that takes place in the past. - Which of the following offers the best definition of a frame narrative ?
A. A narrative that introduces readers to the main characters of a story
B. A narrative that summarizes the plot of the novel
C. A story within a story
D. A story that reminds the reader that the story is fictional
