Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Writer) | List-II (Work) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Niccolò Machiavelli | (I) | The Decameron |
| (B) | Erasmus | (II) | The Divine Comedy |
| (C) | Dante Alighieri | (III) | The Prince |
| (D) | Giovanni Boccaccio | (IV) | The Praise of Folly |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Niccolò Machiavelli — this matches (III) The Prince, his book of advice on how a ruler wins and keeps power.
(B) Erasmus — this matches (IV) The Praise of Folly, in which the Dutch scholar mocked the faults of the clergy and society.
(C) Dante Alighieri — this matches (II) The Divine Comedy, his long Italian poem of a journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
(D) Giovanni Boccaccio — this matches (I) The Decameron, a collection of a hundred tales told by young people escaping the plague in Florence.