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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. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Democracy.

2. What was Henley's occupation?
(a) Poet.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Artist.
(d) Scientist.

3. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Incredible.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Unbelievable.

4. What did Yeats's father do to get Yeats to improve his studies after moving to Dublin?
(a) Threatened him.
(b) Rewarded him.
(c) Taught him at home.
(d) Got him a tutor.

5. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?

3. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?

4. What did Yeats think his writing was full of when he met MacGregor?

5. Why did Yeats's father move to England?

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