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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems (1920) - Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service | Poems (1920) - Sweeney Among the Nightingales.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What God slowly left Burbank in "Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar"?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Ares.

2. What does the speaker of the poem in the "Boston Evening Transcript" do after mounting the steps?
(a) Ring the bell.
(b) Sigh quietly.
(c) Shed a tear.
(d) Run back down.

3. The speaker in "Hysteria" states that he becomes involved in "her" laughter until her teeth become what?
(a) Accidental stars.
(b) Iron tables.
(c) Fragments of gold.
(d) Short gasps.

4. What shall wash the hippopotamus clean?
(a) The fire of the Lord.
(b) The Blood of the Lamb.
(c) The water of the river.
(d) The first snow of the year.

5. What can the hippopotamus never reach, in contrast to the Church which is refreshed by similar objects from overseas?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Lives.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Pomegranates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last phrase of "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"?

2. Who shall be the speaker's bride in A Cooking Egg?

3. Of what school is the painter who is described in "Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service"?

4. Who tries to sit on Sweeney's knees in "Sweeney Among the Nightingales"?

5. Whom does the speaker claim is inane in "Conversation Galante"?

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