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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trembling of the Veil, Book I. Four Years: 1887-1891,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which lessons did Yeats's father think were the most important for his son to learn?
(a) Greek and Latin.
(b) History.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Literature.

2. What did Yeats think his writing was full of when he met MacGregor?
(a) Copied styles.
(b) Logical flaws.
(c) Generalizations.
(d) Cliches.

3. Whose writings did Ellis introduce Yeats to?
(a) Donne.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Blake.

4. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?
(a) Walk the trail by the river.
(b) Sail small boats.
(c) Swim.
(d) Listen to his grandmother.

5. What happened to make Yeats interested in religion?
(a) His brother died.
(b) He read the Bible.
(c) He met a preacher.
(d) He saw a pretty girl entering a church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?

2. What was the only thing Yeats's grandmother ever punished him for?

3. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?

4. What was Henley's occupation?

5. What did Yeats's father do to get Yeats to improve his studies after moving to Dublin?

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