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