The Life and Education of T

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Which of the following is NOT one of Thomas Stearns Eliot's occupations?

Playwright

Poet

Publisher

Novelist (correct)

Where was Thomas Stearns Eliot born?

Boston, Massachusetts

New York City, New York

London, England

St. Louis, Missouri (correct)

What poem brought Thomas Stearns Eliot widespread attention?

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (correct)

The Waste Land

Four Quartets

Ash Wednesday

At what age did Thomas Stearns Eliot move to England?

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Which of the following plays was written by Thomas Stearns Eliot?

Murder in the Cathedral Signup and view all the answers

When did Thomas Stearns Eliot become a British citizen?

1927 Signup and view all the answers

For what reason was Thomas Stearns Eliot awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

His outstanding poetry Signup and view all the answers

Which profession was Eliot's mother involved in?

Social worker Signup and view all the answers

What physical limitation did Eliot have as a child?

Physical disability Signup and view all the answers

What type of literature did Eliot favor as a child?

Adventure novels Signup and view all the answers

Where did Eliot attend school from 1898 to 1905?

Smith Academy Signup and view all the answers

What was Eliot's first published poem called?

A Fable For Feasters Signup and view all the answers

Where did Eliot live for the first 16 years of his life?

St. Louis Signup and view all the answers

What influenced Eliot to start writing poetry at the age of 14?

A book translation Signup and view all the answers

During his time at Harvard College, Eliot earned a Bachelor of Arts in an elective program similar to comparative literature in what year?

1909 Signup and view all the answers

Which literary work introduced Eliot to Jules Laforgue, Arthur Rimbaud, and Paul Verlaine?

The Symbolist Movement in Literature Signup and view all the answers

Where did Eliot study philosophy from 1910 to 1911?

Sorbonne Signup and view all the answers

Which American literary figure was crucial to Eliot's early career as a poet?

Ezra Pound Signup and view all the answers

Where did Eliot spend much of his time, which had a monumental effect on him?

London Signup and view all the answers

Which American writer and critic became lifelong friends with Eliot after publishing some of his poems?

Conrad Aiken Signup and view all the answers

Where did Eliot receive a scholarship in 1914, but had to change plans due to the outbreak of the First World War?

Merton College, Oxford Signup and view all the answers

During his time in England, T.S. Eliot spent most of his time in which city?

London Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced T.S. Eliot to various people and helped him the most during his time in England?

Ezra Pound Signup and view all the answers

Where did T.S. Eliot teach English in 1915?

Birkbeck, University of London Signup and view all the answers

Who did T.S. Eliot marry in 1915?

Vivienne Haigh-Wood Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is NOT one of Thomas Stearns Eliot's occupations?

Where was Thomas Stearns Eliot born?

What poem brought Thomas Stearns Eliot widespread attention?

At what age did Thomas Stearns Eliot move to England?

Which of the following plays was written by Thomas Stearns Eliot?

When did Thomas Stearns Eliot become a British citizen?

For what reason was Thomas Stearns Eliot awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Which profession was Eliot's mother involved in?

What physical limitation did Eliot have as a child?

What type of literature did Eliot favor as a child?

Where did Eliot attend school from 1898 to 1905?

What was Eliot's first published poem called?

Where did Eliot live for the first 16 years of his life?

What influenced Eliot to start writing poetry at the age of 14?

During his time at Harvard College, Eliot earned a Bachelor of Arts in an elective program similar to comparative literature in what year?

Which literary work introduced Eliot to Jules Laforgue, Arthur Rimbaud, and Paul Verlaine?

Where did Eliot study philosophy from 1910 to 1911?

Which American literary figure was crucial to Eliot's early career as a poet?

Where did Eliot spend much of his time, which had a monumental effect on him?

Which American writer and critic became lifelong friends with Eliot after publishing some of his poems?

Where did Eliot receive a scholarship in 1914, but had to change plans due to the outbreak of the First World War?

During his time in England, T.S. Eliot spent most of his time in which city?

Who introduced T.S. Eliot to various people and helped him the most during his time in England?

Where did T.S. Eliot teach English in 1915?

Who did T.S. Eliot marry in 1915?

What was one of the reasons for the unhappy marriage between T.S. Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood?

When did T.S. Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood formally separate?

Who had Vivienne Haigh-Wood committed to a mental hospital against her will?

How did Vivienne Haigh-Wood die?

How did T.S. Eliot react to Vivienne Haigh-Wood's death?

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