Identify the writer who was expelled from Oxford for circulating a pamphlet ?
Correct answer: A. P.B. Shelley
- A. P.B. Shelley
- B. Charles Lamb
- C. Hazlitt
- D. Coleridge
Explanation
P. B. Shelley was sent down from Oxford after circulating The Necessity of Atheism, a pamphlet defending scepticism about religious belief. This incident occurred soon after he entered University College, Oxford.
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