Practice About The Poet (1.3) - English Literature – Dover Beach

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Question 1.
Who was Matthew Arnold's father, and what was he known for?
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Think of a famous English school.
Question 2.
Name two poems by Matthew Arnold other than "Dover Beach".
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One of them is an elegy for his friend Clough.
3Question 3.
Matthew Arnold was born in:
- 1809
- 1822
- 1837
- 1850
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He died in 1888, aged 65.
4Question 4.
Which post did Arnold hold at Oxford from 1857?
- Vice-Chancellor
- Professor of Poetry
- Professor of History
- Master of Balliol
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It suits a poet.
Question 5.
Write a short biographical note (about 120 words) on Matthew Arnold for a class display, including his dates, family, career, major works and importance.
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Cover dates, family, education, career, poems, prose and reputation.
Question 6.
Arnold is described both as a poet of doubt and as a critic who believed in culture. Explain how these two sides fit together, with reference to "Dover Beach" and Culture and Anarchy.
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Think of the poems as stating the problem and the prose as proposing a remedy.

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