T.S. Eliot considered which of the following one of the greatest short stories ever written ?
Correct answer: A. "The Dead"
- A. "The Dead"
- B. "The Surrealist Manifesto"
- C. "The Heart of Darkness"
- D. "To the Lighthouse"
Explanation
Eliot greatly admired James Joyce’s “The Dead” and regarded it as one of the finest short stories ever written. The other options are a manifesto, a novella, and a novel rather than the short story Eliot identified.
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