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Match LIST-I (Accusations Against Poetry) with LIST-II (Sidney's Rebuttals) according to Philip Sidney's 'An Apology for Poetry': LIST-I (Accusation Against Poetry) A. Other studies are more profitable. B. Poetry is the mother of lies. C. Poetry corrupts morals and fosters lust. D. Plato banished poets from his Republic. LIST-II (Sidney's Rebuttal) I. The fault lies in human misuse; its abuse does not define its essence. II. The philosopher aimed to ban corrupt theology and false myths, not the art form itself. III. The poet 'affirms nothing' as factual truth, but rather writes what should be. IV. No other discipline teaches and moves the human mind to virtue better. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
- 2A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
- 3A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II✓
- 4A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
Correct answer
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
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