LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Riches, jewels, and gold
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Suicide
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Marriage and divorce
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Utopia presents many themes such as wealth, power, slavery, and causes of injustice. The overarching theme throughout the book is the ideal nature of a Utopian society. In Utopia, there is no greed, corruption, or power struggles due to the fact that there is no money or private property.
Detailed explanation-2: -In contrast to the Republic, More’s Utopia seeks to create a largely classless society (with the key exception of slaves), rather than a society in which many work to sustain public life for a few.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Thomas More, Utopian society is based on rational thought, communal property, productivity, no class distinctions or poverty, little crime or immoral behavior, religious freedom, and little violence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout Thomas More’s Utopia, he is able to successfully criticize many of the political, social, and economic ways of the time. His critique of feudalism and capitalism would eventually come back to haunt him, but would remain etched in stone forever.