Identifying Titles, Authors, or Schools of Medieval and Renaissance Nonfiction and Philosophy

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CLEP Humanities › Identifying Titles, Authors, or Schools of Medieval and Renaissance Nonfiction and Philosophy

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Who of the following was the philosopher known for his work the Summa logicae and who is also known for being associated with the so-called doctrine of "nominalism"?

2

The 1516 philosophical work Utopia was written by __________.

3

Against whom did Desiderius Erasmus write in defense of human free will?

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The sixteenth century reformer and church leader who wrote the work of philosophy and theology known as The Institutes of the Christian Religion was __________.

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Who was the European humanist scholar who wrote the satirical philosophical treatise The Praise of Folly in 1511?

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Who is the Italian philosopher who wrote the philosophical treatment on government The Prince?

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The first writer to compose a history of England in the eighth century CE was __________.

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Who is best known for his work the Summa theologiae?

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Which of the following is a famous work by Machiavelli?

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Who of the following was a famous Dutch humanist?

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