- 1. When did Francisco Petrarch die?
A) 1450
B) 1325
C) 1374
D) 1500
- 2. Where was Francisco Petrarch born?
A) Athens, Greece
B) Florence, Italy
C) Arezzo, Italy
D) Paris, France
- 3. Petrarch is often referred to as the 'Father of' which literary movement?
A) Surrealism
B) Romanticism
C) Naturalism
D) Humanism
- 4. Which work is considered the masterpiece of Petrarch's poetry?
A) Canzoniere
B) The Prince
C) Divine Comedy
D) The Iliad
- 5. What event sparked Petrarch's interest in Roman history and culture?
A) Invention of the printing press
B) Discovery of Cicero's letters
C) Battle of Hastings
D) Sack of Rome
- 6. Petrarch is credited with reviving interest in the works of which Roman author?
A) Ovid
B) Tacitus
C) Virgil
D) Cicero
- 7. What is the title of Petrarch's unfinished epic poem?
A) The Aeneid
B) The Odyssey
C) Paradise Lost
D) Africa
- 8. What was the name of Petrarch's beloved muse, immortalized in his poetry?
A) Beatrice
B) Laura
C) Isabella
D) Juliet
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