1) Name the Four Quartets
- Burnt Norton
- East Coker
- Dry Salvages
- Little Gidding
2) When I wake I cry to _____ again.
- dream
3) Memorize verbatim "We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all exploring..." Last page of Little Gidding
4) I only want to ______ you.
- Please
5) The last words of The Following Story?
- The Following Story
6) What river do they end up on in The Following Story?
- Amazon
7) What is the name of Neo's booksafe?
- Simulacra and Simulation
8) Symbols of life and death from Four Quartets?
- Rose and yew tree
9) What river related symbol represents Anna Livia Plurabell?
- The Delta
10) What's the Arabic word from the Alchemist that means it is written?
- Maktub
11) In Little Gidding, what does simplicity cost?
- Everything
12) Where does the main character in the Alchemist find the treasure?
- Under the tree
13) According to the Gnostics what did Jesus bring to mankind?
- Knowledge
14) What does Prospero say to Miranda to stimulate her memory?
- "What seest thou else in the dark backward and abysm of time?"
15) What is the essence of Alchemy according to Christina?
- The process of purification.
16) What little animal is in the garden in Burnt Norton?
- A bird.
17) What famous philosopher is Herman Mussert compared to?
- Socrates
18) Santiago de Compostela is what?
- Pilgrimage route in Spain.
19) What is the glitch in the Matrix
- Deja vu
20) Mysterious mental maneuver?
- Vladimir Nabokov
21) According to Maggie, Shakespeare is to Prospero as Beckett is to____.
- Molloy
22) The hot babe in the desert in The Alchemist is whom?
- Fatima
23) Emerald Tablet, Elixir of Life, Philosopher's Stone (potentially the Emerald City)
24) Who else is on the boat with Mussert? (Which one of the people is missing from the list)
- pilot
- priest
- child
- teacher
- journalist
- academic
25) What language was the Alchemist originally written in?
- Portuguese
26) What is the Anima Mundi
- the Soul of the World
27) What two colors of the rose symbolize Alchemy?
- red
- white
28) What word in the Tempest is repeated more than any other?
- now
29) What game does Miranda and Ferdinand play at the end of the Tempest?
- Chess
30) What profession was Herbert Mussert?
- Classics Professor
31)According to Dr. Sexson, who do Miranda's nine attendants represent?
- The Muses
32) What Latin word does Mussert translate into time?
- dies
33) Exceptions to the rule of popular books being associated with low brow?
- Shakespeare
- The Bible
34) How long is the Following Story?
- two seconds
35) Who is in the leaves/apple tree in the Four Quartets?
- children
36) Phaethon drives fathers chariot.
- Enacted by Mussert
37) Mussert says "the world is a never ending ________"?
- cross reference
38) Release me from these bands with the help of your good hands.
- applause
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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