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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bounty of Sweden,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Yeats humbled by when he got to Stockholm?
(a) He saw a poster of himself.
(b) He heard one of his poems being quoted.
(c) He was recognized.
(d) He saw the man who lost the award.

2. How was Maud treated by the public?
(a) They were rude to her.
(b) Like a celebrity.
(c) They ignored her.
(d) Like a felon.

3. What did Yeats compare poetry to?
(a) A young person in love.
(b) A religion.
(c) A country.
(d) A war with words.

4. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?
(a) Henley.
(b) Russel.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) MacGregor.

5. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?
(a) Grammar.
(b) History.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?

2. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?

3. What was Yeats's grandfather's occupation?

4. Who did Yeats watch react to instincts when he was an older man?

5. Why was Yeats afraid to ask his best friend permission for something he wanted to do?

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