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Which of the following statements accurately describe its key features?  \nA. It involves comparing lines of poetry to passages from “undisputed masters”such as Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, and Milton to ensure an objective assessment.  \nB. It primarily judges a poet’s historical significance and influence rather than artistic merit.  \nC. The method seeks to provide a “real estimate” free from personal taste or historical bias, focusing on moral, intellectual, and aesthetic value.  \nD. Touchstone passages are drawn from works exemplifying high seriousness and universal human appeal, allowing comparison across time and cultures.  \nOptions:  \n1.A, B, and C  \n2.A, C, and D  \n3.B and C only  \n4.All of the above  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nMatthew Arnold’s Touchstone Method, as explained in The Study of Poetry (1880), is a critical approach designed to evaluate the intrinsic worth of a poem. Which of the following statements accurately describe its key features?  \nA. It involves comparing lines of poetry to passages from “undisputed masters”such as Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, and Milton to ensure an objective assessment.  \nB. It primarily judges a poet’s historical significance and influence rather than artistic merit.  \nC. The method seeks to provide a “real estimate” free from personal taste or historical bias, focusing on moral, intellectual, and aesthetic value.  \nD. Touchstone passages are drawn from works exemplifying high seriousness and universal human appeal, allowing comparison across time and cultures.  \nOptions:  \n1.A, B, and C  \n2.A, C, and D  \n3.B and C only  \n4.All of the above  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nWhich of the following is not used as a touchstone by Arnold?  \nA. Helen’s words about her wounded brother  \nB. Achilles’words to Priam  \nC. Milton’s Paradise Lost, Book I  \nD. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nWhich of the following is not used as a touchstone by Arnold?  \nA. Helen’s words about her wounded brother  \nB. Achilles’words to Priam  \nC. Milton’s Paradise Lost, Book I  \nD. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nThe purpose “to vindicate the ways of God to man,” echoing Milton’s Paradise Lost, belongs to which work?  \nA. The Dunciad by Alexander Pope  \nB. Essay on Man by Alexander Pope  \nC. An Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil by William Warburton  \nD. The Moral Philosopher by Joseph Addison  \nConnect with me on @ @ NET Prep with DAKSHITA Ma'am, 5:00 PM  \nUse Code “Dakshita  \n@NET Prep with Dakshita Ma'am  \n\" for DISCOUNT.  \nThe purpose “to vindicate the ways of God to man,” echoing Milton’s Paradise Lost, belongs to which work?  \nA. The Dunciad by Alexander Pope  \nB. Essay on Man by Alexander Pope  \nC. An Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil by William Warburton  \nD. 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