Question

Who was Petrarch? A. a sculptor from classical Rome who created lifelike statues that were copied during the Renaissance B. a fourteenth-century Italian scholar who proposed a new educational program that became known as humanism C. a fourteenth-century Italian painter who was inspired by the art of classical Rome and Greece to paint lifelike figures D. a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still living a meaningful life

Answer 1

I think he was A. either that or C

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still living a meaningful life.

Step-by-step explanation

Petrarch (1304- 1374) was an Italian poet and humanist, who originated a literature current which inspired authors such as William Shakespeare, Garcilaso de la Vega and Edmund Spencer that is known as Petrarchism. His most famous work is The Songbook, a book which contains many of his poems inspired in christians virtues and antiquity beauty. His last work was "Triumphs" a book dedicated to exalt the elevation of the soul to God. So, the correct answer is D. a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still living a meaningful life.