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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Slide 2 - Video
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
Petrarch's letter is a...
A
primary source
B
secondary source
Slide 5 - Quizvraag
What is the gift that Petrarch is talking about?
A
a rare gift
B
a river of Greek
C
the work of Homer
D
a pure language
Slide 6 - Quizvraag
Why is this a gift?
A
The text was lost after the fall of the WRE, has been rediscovered now
B
In the West, only a few works of Homer survived
C
It's the original version of the text by Homer
D
It's the only text of Homer that survived
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
What were the problems with the earlier texts?
A
There were only bad translations in the West
B
The texts were incomplete
C
No Roman texts in the West survided prior this rediscovery of Homer's text
D
They didn't understand the Latin texts
Slide 8 - Quizvraag
Why is it a problem that earlier translations weren't that accurate?(2)
A
It gives a correct overview of life in Antiquity
B
It's not the original message anymore
C
It didn't really matter: only spelling mistakes
D
Copiists added their own opinions to it
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
Why did Petrarch research the ancient writers and philosophers so much?
A
They were very good writers: as an example
B
He wanted to use their knowledge to change his own society
C
Those texts were much more interesting than the writings in his own time
D
Studying Roman texts develops the mind
Slide 10 - Quizvraag
What is the big difference between Petrarch and Valla?
Slide 11 - Open vraag
The medieval view on mankind is called...
A
anthropocentrism
B
heliocentrism
C
geocentrism
D
theocentrism
Slide 12 - Quizvraag
The humanist view on mankind is called...
A
anthropocentrism
B
heliocentrism
C
geocentrism
D
theocentrism
Slide 13 - Quizvraag
What is the difference between mankind and God's other creations?
A
Mankind has a fixed habitat
B
Animals can change their surroundings to fill their needs
C
Mankind has more limitations
D
Mankind has more possibilities and potential
Slide 14 - Quizvraag
Is this an optimistic or pessimistic view?
A
optimistic
B
pessimistic
Slide 15 - Quizvraag
Why is this an optimistic view on mankind?
A
Mankind is smarter than the other animals
B
Mankind was chosen for greatness: we own the world
C
Mankind can evolve, you can create yourself
D
Mankind was the best result of God's creation
Slide 16 - Quizvraag
What is this choice you have as a human? (2)
A
To live or die
B
To be a good person or not
C
To work hard to improve yourself or to do nothing
D
To let others decide who you must be in society
Slide 17 - Quizvraag
What is the consequence of this?
A
You are responsible for your own choices
B
God bestows talent: He makes the choices
C
Mankind is the leader of the world
D
You are dependent on the family you grew up in
Slide 18 - Quizvraag
Do humanists reject religion?
A
yes
B
no
Slide 19 - Quizvraag
How do you see that Mirandola is still Christian?
A
Mankind can choose his own life
B
God decides how you need to live your life
C
God created mankind
D
He rejects Darwin's view of the evolution theory
Slide 20 - Quizvraag
Humanists don't base themselves on ____________ to discover knowledge
A
their senses
B
the Bible
C
texts of ancient writers
D
professors
Slide 21 - Quizvraag
Recap: What are the characteristics of humanism?
Slide 22 - Open vraag
Why is this book so special?
A
It is an overview of the different jobs of the clergy
B
It was the first humanist book written in Latin
C
He is making fun of the clergy and criticises them
D
He explains what a good job the clergy is doing
Slide 23 - Quizvraag
What type of work is 'Praise of Folly'?
A
Ironic work
B
Satirical work
C
A parody
D
A comical work
Slide 24 - Quizvraag
What is the first group that Erasmus attacks in the extract?
A
higher nobility
B
lower clergy
C
lower nobility
D
higher clergy
Slide 25 - Quizvraag
What is he saying about the lower clergy?
Slide 26 - Open vraag
What is he saying about the higher clergy?
Slide 27 - Open vraag
What was Erasmus's goal in ridiculing the Church? (2)
A
To show them what they did wrong
B
To make people laugh
C
To prove that reforms are necessary
D
Revenge: Church had criticized his own work
Slide 28 - Quizvraag
What is the consequence of the fact that he wrote 'Praise of Folly' in Latin?
Slide 29 - Open vraag
What were the reactions to the book? (2)
A
It became a bestseller
B
People didn't really read it: book by "grumpy old man"
C
People burned his book on the street
D
Church told people not to read it
Slide 30 - Quizvraag
How was Erasmus able to counter criticism on his book?
A
I am educated: I 'm just telling the truth
B
It's not me talking: it's Folly
C
I did research --> the proof is there
D
I have just made it up!
