Statement I: The best poetry has a power of forming, sustaining and delighting us as nothing else can. Statement II: No man has ever been a great poet without being at the same time a great critic.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
3. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Statement I is Arnold's 'The Study of Poetry' (1880). The key treats II as false: many great poets wrote no criticism. Coleridge did say no man was ever a great poet without being a profound philosopher.