HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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described a fictional ideal society.
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explained how rulers get and keep power.
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outlined the principles of a liberal education.
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satirized political and social problems.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rabelais’s purpose in the four books of his masterpiece was to entertain the cultivated reader at the expense of the follies and exaggerations of his times.
Detailed explanation-2: -The genius of Rabelais’s work is that he was able to criticize the church by using satire through a mixture of intellectual, religious, and common language. Some scenes are funny because they are so ridiculous, while others are shocking in their denunciation of church officials, intellectuals, and royals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Erasmus’s most famous book, “In Prince of Folly", used satire to criticize Church leaders and practices. Satire (work of literature that makes fun of its subject, often mocking vice or folly) is a kind of writing that uses ridicule or sarcasm to criticize vice or folly.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most relevant theme in Gargantua and Pantagruel is religion because the story explores it in many ways, both through positive examples and satirical means. Several chapters echo certain religious aspects, such as the Old Testament of the Bible or the descent into hell present in various religious histories.