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Quiz about The Works of TS Eliot 18881929
Quiz about The Works of TS Eliot 18881929

The Works of T.S. Eliot 1888-1929 Quiz


This quiz is all about the works of T.S. Eliot between the years 1888 and 1929. Test your literary knowledge about one of the greatest poets of all time here!

A multiple-choice quiz by gman89. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. The poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" was first published in 1915 at the request of which other poet? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What line follows "I grow old...I grow old..." in "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Poet Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach", published in 1867, is alluded to in which poem by Eliot? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. To whom did Eliot dedicate the poem "The Waste Land"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Eliot has sometimes been charged with antisemitism due to which of his works? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which of Eliot's works did he actually act as a minor role in the remake as a play? Hint


Question 8 of 10
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? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which journal first published some of Eliot's poems? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Eliot wrote which piece in 1930, shortly after his conversion to the Anglican religion? Hint





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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?

Answer: Ezra Pound

The magazine "Poetry: A Magazine of Verse" published the poem in June 1915, at the request of Ezra Pound (who was the foreign editor of the magazine). Pound became a mentor and lifelong friend of Eliot. The other poets were all contributors to the magazine.
2. What line follows "I grow old...I grow old..." in "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

Answer: "I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled."

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is also referred to as "Prufrock". It was this poem that turned Eliot into what he ultimately became - one of the most influential poets of his time. A few of the well known poets that Eliot was influenced by included Homer, Ezra Pound, and Dante Alighieri (better known as Dante, from "Dante's Inferno", "Purgatorio", etc.)
3. Poet Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach", published in 1867, is alluded to in which poem by Eliot?

Answer: The Journey of The Magi

Written in 1927, "The Journey of The Magi" is quite the opposite of what it sounds like - it was miserable and full of hatred. The poem was published in Eliot's "Ariel Poems" in 1930.
4. To whom did Eliot dedicate the poem "The Waste Land"?

Answer: Ezra Pound

At the very beginning is written "For Ezra Pound - il miglior fabbro." That translates into "the better craftsman".
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?

Answer: Old Possum

"Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" is an assortment of Eliot's poems about feline psychology and sociology. A second edition was published in the early 80s that featured illustrations.
6. Eliot has sometimes been charged with antisemitism due to which of his works?

Answer: Gerontion

"Gerontion" is a poem by Eliot that was published in 1920. Eliot scholar Grover Smith made the following comment on this poem: "If any notion remained that in the poems of 1919 Eliot was sentimentally contrasting a resplendent past with a dismal present, "Gerontion" should have helped to dispel it." Despite this, the poem is still regarded as antisemitic and harsh Eliot critics have never considered the poem as anything like Smith's comment.
7. In which of Eliot's works did he actually act as a minor role in the remake as a play?

Answer: Murder in the Cathedral

Eliot had a brief voice segment as a tempter. The movie itself cannot be acquired, but there is a copy in the British Film Institute; getting hold of it isn't the easiest task in the world.
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?

Answer: Coriolan

A complete list of the Ariel Poems is "Journey of the Magi", "A Song for Simeon, "Animula", "Marina", "Triumphal March", and "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees".
9. Which journal first published some of Eliot's poems?

Answer: Harvard Advocate

Several poems and 'songs' were printed in "The Advocate" between 1906 and 1913, including "Circe's Palace", "Before Morning", "Humouresque", and "Spleen".
10. Eliot wrote which piece in 1930, shortly after his conversion to the Anglican religion?

Answer: Ash Wednesday

"Ash Wednesday" is Eliot's first long poem after his 1927 conversion to the Anglican religion. This poem is about the difficulties that one faced when one tried to go back to believing and placing faith in God, after a lengthy period of indifference and objection to the ways of the church and God himself. Contrary to several of Eliot's other poems, this poem had followed an easier and more common method of dating back to before his conversion. This is also true of his poetic pieces that followed.



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