Italia Mia True or False

1.	In lines 21-22, Petrarch says that the "verdant plain" of Italy will "be painted red..." Um, why? -> Because the blood of foreign warriors will be spilled there True False
2.	Petrarch laments that he sees "mortal wounds...covering all your lovely body" (2-3). Of whose body might he be speaking? -> Italy, the body politic, and the bodies of Italian soldiers. True False
3.	Petrarch remembers that Gaius Marius did something truly disgusting after a battle with Germanic tribes. What was it? -> He drank bloody water from the river near the battlefield. True False
4.	In lines 36-38, Petrarch says that "blind desire fighting its own good/ then managed to contrive/a way to make this healthy body sick." Whatever is he talking about here? -> How Italian nobility weakened Italy for personal gains True False
5.	Petrarch says that "the savage beasts there with the gentle flocks/ are nested, so the best are made to groan" (41-42). Who are the "savage beasts" in this scenario? Who are the "gentle flocks"? -> Italian princes/Petrarch True False

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