Question

According to the PowerPoint, both Alfred Tennyson and Arthur Hallem were part of a secret, intellectual club still in existence in Cambridge called The Cambridge Apostles. (T/F)

1) True
2) False

Answer 1

It is (1) true that Alfred Tennyson and Arthur Hallam were members of The Cambridge Apostles, a secret, intellectual club at Cambridge which still exists.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that both Alfred Tennyson and Arthur Hallam were part of a secret, intellectual club at Cambridge known as The Cambridge Apostles is true. The Cambridge Apostles is a secret society that was founded in 1820 by George Tomlinson, a Cambridge student who went on to become the Bishop of Gibraltar. Tennyson and Hallam met while at Cambridge and were both members of this society.

This group was a debating society that discussed a range of intellectual topics, many of which influenced their works. For instance, Tennyson’s poem "The Lady of Shalott" was inspired by Arthurian legends, information which could have been discussed within the group. The Cambridge Apostles still exists, continuing a tradition of intellectual discussion among select students and fellows at Cambridge University.