Why does Eliot most likely include the epigraph
quoting Dante's Inferno at the beginning of the
poem?

b. florence

d. milan

the option which was not a function of missionaries in the northwest was the first one - they established posts for trading furs and other goods.

missionaries were sent around the world to spread religion and their knowledge and others - they were not merchants who sold furs and other goods.

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.

during the hitler era and it caused them to declare war on germany