Choose the two statements that aptly describe Renaissance humanism:

1. A. It prepared man for eternal life.
2. B. It was anthropocentric.
3. C. It was more theological.
4. D. It rejected the distinction between the noumenal and the phenomenal.
5. E. It revived interest in classical literature and thought.

1. A(B) and (E) only
2. B(A) and (B) only
3. C(B) and (D) only
4. D(C) and (E) only

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Correct answer: A. (B) and (E) only

Explanation

Humanism (Petrarch, Erasmus, More) turned from scholastic theology towards man and his earthly potential, through the recovery of Greek and Latin learning (studia humanitatis).