Question

For what reason was Percy Bysshe Shelley expelled from Oxford?

• A. Engaging in a political protest against the British government
• B. Writing a controversial pamphlet titled The Necessity of Atheism
• C. Plagiarizing another student's work for a major thesis
• D. Refusing to pay his tuition fees and accumulating debts

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Writing a controversial pamphlet titled The Necessity of Atheism

• Shelley was expelled in March 1811.

•  He was enrolled at University College, Oxford in 1810. 

• He was expelled along with his friend Thomas Jefferson Hogg