Some authors have challenged the common perception of the Italian Rena

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Some authors have challenged the common perception of the Italian Renaissance as the time of creativity and positive change. However, renaissance caused the death of Latin language because cultural leaders insisted on using the archaic, classical form of Latin.

It can most reasonably inferred from the passage that

A. Latin was still a living language at the beginning of the renaissance.
B. Latin would not have died but for the Italian Renaissance.
C. The classical form of Latin was preferred during the Renaissance.
D. Other form of Latin have been corrupted by the time of the Renaissance.
E. Classical form of Latin is lesser form of Latin than the Latin spoken during the Renaissance.

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globaldesi · Answer

probable answer A as it indicates that Lain was still a living language at the beginning of the renaissance

AkRaGMAT99 · Answer

Is option C not the right answer because:
C. The classical form of Latin was  preferred  during the Renaissance.

Is the word "preferred" not inferable, since cultural leaders insisted on using the archaic, classical form of Latin?

bestreturn · Answer

Although A can be inferred but does it really explain how the renaissance caused the death of the language? Or is it not necessary to do this ?

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