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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V. What the Thunder Said.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had undone many people in the Unreal City?
(a) Religion
(b) Light
(c) Darkness
(d) Death

2. What type of pattern is etched into the glass found in a Game of Chess?
(a) Vines
(b) Flowers
(c) Birds
(d) Geometric patterns

3. What meal does Lil make when she invites the narrator to diner?
(a) Rack of lamb
(b) Fish and Chips
(c) Kidney Pie
(d) Hot Gammon

4. What does the narrator say he cannot do against the rock?
(a) Fear
(b) Complain
(c) Stay calm
(d) Think

5. How does the narrator describe Phlebas when he was alive?
(a) Strong
(b) Tall
(c) All of those things listed here
(d) Handsome

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the third person seen wearing in Part V, What the Thunder Said?

2. In the Burial of the Dead, what do hyacinths symbolize?

3. In the Burial of the Dead, why are German phrases added to the poem?

4. What gem is used to describe someone’s eye in a Game of Chess?

5. What is described as obedient at the end of the poem?

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