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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burnt Norton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which flowers had "the look of flowers that are looked at" in Part I of "Burnt Norton"?
(a) The daffodils.
(b) The tulips.
(c) The roses.
(d) The daisies.

2. What does the speaker say "Crack and sometimes break, under the burden," in Part V of "Burnt Norton"?
(a) Men.
(b) Societies.
(c) Truths.
(d) Words.

3. Of what world's inoperancy does the poem's narrator speak of in "Burnt Norton," Part III?
(a) The world of spirit.
(b) The world of solitude.
(c) The world of fancy.
(d) The world of sense.

4. What sort of bird is in the first part of "Burnt Norton"?
(a) A thrush.
(b) A robin.
(c) A falcon.
(d) A sparrow.

5. When darkness is present, as stated in the third part of "Burnt Norton," from what does it cleanse affection?
(a) The shadow.
(b) The temporal.
(c) The sensual.
(d) The soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is found at the still point of the world, as described in Part II?

2. Into what did the characters of "Burnt Norton"'s first part look towards the end?

3. What is disturbed on the bowl of rose-leaves, as mentioned in the first part of "Burnt Norton"?

4. The speaker states in Part V of "Burnt Norton" that "Desire itself is movement," that is what?

5. From what are the "strained time-ridden faces" of Part III of "Burnt Norton" distracted?

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