The Works of T.S. Eliot 1888-1929

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1. The poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" was first published in 1915 at the request of which other poet? Ezra Pound Carl Sandburg Wallace Stevens William Carlos Williams

2. What line follows "I grow old...I grow old..." in "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock"? "I shall cease to do as I am told." "I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." "I shall not believe all that I am told." "I shall endeavour to be bold."

3. Poet Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach", published in 1867, is alluded to in which poem by Eliot? The Journey of The Magi Rhapsody on a Windy Night The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Sweeney Among the Nightingales

4. To whom did Eliot dedicate the poem "The Wasteland"? W.H. Auden Ezra Pound William Yeats James Joyce

5. Ezra Pound gave Eliot a nickname which he used as part of the title for a book of poetry for children. What was his nickname? Old Possum Frail Mongoose Sullen Beaver Blind Weasel

6. Eliot has sometimes been charged with antisemitism due to which of his works? Murder in the Cathedral Gerontion The Elder Statesman The Family Reunion

7. In which of Eliot's poems did he actually act as a minor role in the remake as a play? The Waste Land Murder in the Cathedral The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Ash Wednesday

8. Eliot's 'Ariel Poems' is a collection of poems written for Faber and Faber's series of Ariel Poems. Which of the following is not in the collection? Journey of the Magi Marina Coriolan A Song for Simeon

9. Which journal first published some of Eliot's poems? Harvard Advocate Dartmouth Jack 'o' Lantern Yale Review Jester of Columbia

10. Eliot wrote which piece in 1930, shortly after his conversion to the Anglican religion? The Elder Statesman The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The Wasteland Ash Wednesday