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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Thomas More wrote an influential book called ____, which means “no place.” Today this word means “the perfect place.”
A
Prince
B
Decameron
C
Madonna
D
Utopia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1516 the statesman and scholar Thomas More published a work describing an ideal island state – he called it Utopia. The name derives from the Greek but has a double meaning ‘eutopia’ (good place) or ‘outopia’ (no place).

Detailed explanation-2: -utopia. noun. uto·pia yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə often capitalized : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions. : an impractical scheme for social improvement.

Detailed explanation-3: -First published in Louvain, Belgium, in 1516, Utopia was an immediate sensation.

Detailed explanation-4: -A utopia (/juːˈtoʊpiə/ yoo-TOH-pee-ə) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the New World.

Detailed explanation-5: -First written in Latin, Utopia was later translated into other European languages-German, Italian, and French editions appeared in 1550, and an English edition was translated posthumously in 1551.

Detailed explanation-6: -A utopia is an ideal society, that is a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions. Any scheme or vision for producing such a society can be called utopian.

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