Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Italia Mia? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why is Petrarch so crazy about Italy?
Good weather
It is his motherland
It's where he gets paid to write poetry
It has a noble history
Q. The Italian nobility seem to have love only for themselves. What does Petrarch suggest as a remedy to this egocentrism?
That they pity the suffering of their fellow Italians
That they go to counseling
That they drink from the Po
That they roll around in the mud for a while
Q. Petrarch tells his poem that it should speak with courtesy to its audience. Why?
Because the audience is likely to give him money
Because the audience is proud and vicious
Because the audience likes meek poems
Because the audience wants light entertainment
Q. Why does Petrarch ask the Italian nobility remember that "Death is at our backs"?
He's morbid and has no filter.
He's trying to depress them.
He wants them to remember that they will face judgment.
He wants them to step up the pace of their wars.
Q. Surely there are better things for the Italian nobility to do than destroy the land they should love. What does Petrarch suggest they turn to?
Creating or writing something worthy
Needlepoint
Feeding the poor
Contemplating their noble Latin blood