Multiple choice general knowledge

Which famous poet was expelled from Oxford University for writing a tract called The Necessity of Athesim?

  1. Oscar Wilde

  2. Percy Shelly

  3. William Thomas Fitzgerald

  4. George Bernard Shaw
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Percy Bysshe Shelley was expelled from Oxford University in 1811 for co-authoring and distributing 'The Necessity of Atheism,' a pamphlet that argued against the existence of God. The tract, written with Thomas Jefferson Hogg, was considered blasphemous and led to their dismissal. Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw were not expelled for religious writings, and Fitzgerald is not the correct answer.

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