Correct. The answer is b. Petrarch believed that Livy’s Italy was far superior to that of his own day and was grateful to Livy for transporting him back to “happier times.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. Petrarch believed that Livy’s Italy was far superior to that of his own day and was grateful to Livy for transporting him back to “happier times.”

Correct. The answer is c. Machiavelli strongly implies that what matters most are outcomes, not the means employed to achieve those outcomes.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Machiavelli strongly implies that what matters most are outcomes, not the means employed to achieve those outcomes.

Correct. The answer is a. Castiglione believed that a courtier should “strive, with all the thoughts and forces of his mind, to love and almost adore the prince whom he serves, above every other thing.”

Incorrect. The answer is a. Castiglione believed that a courtier should “strive, with all the thoughts and forces of his mind, to love and almost adore the prince whom he serves, above every other thing.”

Correct. The answer is c. Erasmus believed that all men were equal. It was, therefore, the duty of the prince to protect his subjects’ liberty.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Erasmus believed that all men were equal. It was, therefore, the duty of the prince to protect his subjects’ liberty.

Correct. The answer is c. De Pizan rejected this line of thinking, arguing that women could be improved only by learning what was good.

Incorrect. The answer is c. De Pizan rejected this line of thinking, arguing that women could be improved only by learning what was good.

Correct. The answer is a. Gentileschi used scenes from the biblical past to explore her own experiences and to comment on her own society.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Gentileschi used scenes from the biblical past to explore her own experiences and to comment on her own society.