Mistah Kurtz...
Death's Dream Kingdom
This is the Dead Land
100
In what decade was The Hollow Men first published?
1920s (1925)
100
What adjective is repeatedly used to describe the voices of the hollow men?
Quiet/dry/distant/solemn
(I: "Our dried voices, when / We whisper together" II: "And voices are / In the wind's singing / More distant and more solemn")
100
Which historical figure is referenced in one of the poem's epigraphs?
Guy Fawkes (Epigraph: "A penny for the Old Guy")
200
How many sections does The Hollow Men contain?
Five (V)
200
What recurring symbol (motif) represents spiritual judgment and truth in the poem?
Eyes (From II: "Eyes I dare not meet in dreams")
200
Which of the following is not one of the disguises the hollow men use from 'II': rat's coat, crowskin, blemished hat?
Blemished hat (from 'II': "Rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves")
300
Complete the opening line from 'I':
"We are the hollow men / We are the ______ men."
Stuffed
300
An allusion in the poem, which river from Greek mythology is Eliot referring to in the line from "IV": "Gathered on this beach of this tumid river"? (Hint: beginning with 'S', 4 letters)
Styx
300
Complete the three adjectives used to characterise the hollow men's desolate dwelling place in 'IV':
In this valley of d_____ stars
In this h_____ valley
This b____ jaw of our lost kingdoms
In this valley of dying stars
In this hollow valley
This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms
400
What are the hollow men said to have in their heads?
Straw (From HM 'I': "Headpiece filled with straw")
400
What metaphor does Eliot use to describe the hollow men's world in 'III"? (FITB: "This is the dead land / This is ______ [6] land)
This is cactus land
400
The hollow men are unable to do what effectively?
Act decisively
500
What famous children's rhyme is referenced near the end of the poem?
"Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (from HM 'V': "Here we go round the prickly pear")
500
In "V", what does Eliot use to symbolise spiritual failure on the part of the hollow men? (FITB: "Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the S______")
Falls the Shadow
500
What celestial body appears in 'II'?
A fading start (from 'II': "More distant and more solemn / Than a fading star.")