Question

While studying the Renaissance period, your classmates are confused about the ideas behind this movement. To help them out, your friend Dean describes many of the ideas that were influential during this time. When he lists them for your classmates, you find that one of his statements seems incorrect. Which of Dean’s statements does NOT apply to the Renaissance?
A. The movement influenced almost every part of social life, including philosophy, politics, science, religion, and the arts.
B. At the center of the movement was the idea of developing humans who were able to communicate eloquently and engage effectively in their communities.
C. The Renaissance was a movement that sought to revitalize and revive prehistoric artforms.
D. The Renaissance sought to emphasize the importance of engaging with emotion and creativity as well as science and politics.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. At the center of the movement was the idea of developing humans who were able to communicate eloquently and engage effectively in their communities.

Explanation:

The Renaissance movement greatly influenced philosophy, politics, science, religion, and the arts. The Renaissance movement was started in order to promote the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art.  The Renaissance movement emphasized on the importance of emotion and creativity along with science and politics. This movement leads to the rise in humanist philosophy and changes in ideas about religion, politics, and science.