The Waste Land

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1. The poem is dedicated to which poet and friend of TS Eliot? Answer: (Two Words)

2. The opening line of the poem, "April is the cruellest month", is an allusion to a quote from which English poet? John Milton William Shakespeare Geoffrey Chaucer Philip Sidney

3. The passage in "What The Thunder Said" that begins "Who is the third who walks always beside you?" was inspired by which event, according to Eliot in his notes? A recurring nightmare that Eliot had An account of an explorer's expedition in Antarctica The religious concept of the Holy Trinity A hallucination Eliot's wife had during childbirth

4. There are a lot of Shakespearean allusions in the poem, including the line, "Good night ladies, good night sweet ladies". Which Shakespearean play is this taken from? Antony And Cleopatra Othello Hamlet The Taming of The Shrew

5. There are also lots of classical allusions in the poem. What is the name of the character who is both male and female? Tiresias Phlebas Philomel Hieronymo

6. Which mythological character, referred to in the poem, became a nightingale when she was raped and her tongue cut out? Tiresias Phlebas Philomel Hieronymo

7. Eliot mentions a Queen of England and her lover, Leicester, in "The Fire Sermon". Which Queen is this? Elizabeth II Victoria Elizabeth I Mary I

8. The section of the poem "The Fire Sermon" takes its name from an important text in which religion? Christianity Buddhism Judaism Islam

9. In "The Burial Of The Dead" one of the characters is a tarot card reader. Which card is picked first? The Drowned Sailor The Lady Of The Rocks The Hanged Man The Wheel

10. In "What The Thunder Said" a fragment of a children's rhyme is mentioned. Which rhyme? Frere Jacques London Bridge Is Falling Down Pease Pudding Hot Ring-A-Ring Of Roses