Collected Poems, 1909-1962 Quiz

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In "Defense of the Islands," what is man's "newest form of gamble with death"? (from Occasional Verses)

Air combat.

Modern warfare.

Submarine combat.

Spiritual depravity.

Which of the following is used in Part I of "The Hollow Men" as a metaphor for the "dried voices" of the hollow men whispering to one another? (from The Waste Land (1922))

Rats' feet over broken glass.

Dead leaves rustling in the wind.

Distant hinges squeaking closed.

Pages of a book being thumbed in an adjacent room.

What occurred in the past of the location of the fourth Landscape? (from Landscapes)

A tidal wave.

Truth.

A marriage.

A carnival.

At what door might the speaker of "Eyes that last I saw in tears" see the eyes again? (from Minor Poems- Eyes that last I saw in tears)

The door of life's long hall.

The door of dreaming.

The door of death's other kingdom.

The door of death's dream kingdom.

In the first stanza of Part IV of "Four Quartets: Burnt Norton", what do time and the bell do? (from Four Quartets - Burnt Norton)

Carry the sun away.

Bury the day.

Answer light to light.

Clutch and cling.