Question

Which statement about Petrarch's climb up Mont Ventoux is correct?

A He climbed the mountain to visit a famous monastery on top, where he could examine Roman manuscripts.
B The climb was inspired by his reading of the Roman historian Livy, and is the first known mountain climb for pleasure.
C The experience caused him to question his faith, and later to leave the Christian church.
D Forces of the Inquisition prevented him from making the climb.

Answer 1

The statement about Petrarch's climb up Mont Ventoux which is correct is that B. the climb was inspired by his reading of the Roman historian Livy, and is the first known mountain climb for pleasure.
He wrote about this experience in his letters published as Epistolae familiares.