Question 1

What does the Burial of the Dead mean?

Accepted Answer

spiritual decadence and death of the waste landers

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physical death of the waste landers

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re-birth and renewal

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celebration of life in the waste land

Question 2

Why is April considered the cruelest month?

Accepted Answer

it brings birth to flowers from the land

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it is the month of death and decay

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it is a time of spiritual awakening

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it is unbearably hot in the waste land

Question 3

What does April mix memory with?

Accepted Answer

desire for re-birth

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fear of death

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joy in life

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the anger of God

Question 4

What is the waste landers' attitude towards April?

Accepted Answer

unwelcome

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joyful

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indifferent

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welcoming

Question 5

What is winter a symbol of for the waste landers?

Accepted Answer

spiritual death

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excitement and joy in life

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re-birth

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physical death

Question 6

What kind of trees and fruits grow in the barren wasteland?

Accepted Answer

nothing spiritual can grow

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shade of dead trees

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broken images of old cultures

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beautiful flowers and fruits

Question 7

Where can man find shelter in the wasteland?

Accepted Answer

the message of Christ

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in broken images of old cultures

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in the singing cricket

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under the shade of dead trees

Question 8

Who is the representative of the modern world in the poem?

Accepted Answer

Tiresias

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Marie

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the Arch-duke

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the hyacinth girl

Question 9

Who is Madame Sosostris?

Accepted Answer

a famous fortune teller

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a German woman

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a modern dancer

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a Russian woman

Question 10

What do the people walking over the London bridge symbolize?

Accepted Answer

spiritual death

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physical death

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joyful life

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re-birth

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