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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 41

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · Intersections of literature with political, social and intellectual movements · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which of these works directly engage/s with the French Revolution?

  1. A Tale of Two Cities
  2. The Prelude
  3. Lyrical Ballads
  4. Culture and Anarchy

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Correct answer: (A) A Tale of Two Cities; (B) The Prelude

Explanation

Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities is set in the Revolution, and Wordsworth's The Prelude describes his own time in France and his hopes and disillusion with the Revolution. Lyrical Ballads (1798) is not directly about it, and Arnold's Culture and Anarchy deals with Victorian society.