7.42 Aquinas & Renaissance Humanism

What is the main focus of humanism?

• People's reliance on faith

• People's relationship to God

• People's ability to reason

• People's potential for evil

According to Renaissance humanism, how can people solve their problems?

• By turning to faith and religion

• By using reason

• By ignoring their problems

• By seeking divine intervention

What did humanists believe about ancient Greek and Roman cultures?

• They were too focused on religion

• They were inferior to medieval cultures

• They had all the necessary lessons for living a moral life

• They were irrelevant to modern life

How did humanism impact universities during the Renaissance?

• It had no impact on universities

• It caused universities to close down

• It resulted in the study of ancient Greek and Roman writings

• It led to a greater focus on religion

Who was the monk who believed in balancing reason and faith?

• John Wycliffe

• John Calvin

• Thomas Aquinas

• Martin Luther

What was Thomas Aquinas' most famous work?

• The Canterbury Tales

• The Prince

• Summa Theologica

• The Divine Comedy

What did Thomas Aquinas help bring a balance between?

• Reason and superstition

• Faith and doubt

• Science and religion

• Reason and faith

What did humanism believe about people's ability to make the world better?

• People cannot make the world better

• People can only make the world worse

• People can do good in the world and make it better for future generations

• People should not try to change the world

What did humanism believe about people's problems in life?

• People can solve their problems by reason

• People should rely on faith to solve their problems

• People should ignore their problems

• People cannot solve their problems