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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. Who did Yeats's medium call the spirits she got her information from?
(a) The Floaters.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The Masters.
(d) The Drifters.

2. What did Yeats think of most of the people who joined his poetry society?
(a) They were uneducated.
(b) They were ungrateful.
(c) They were insincere.
(d) They were boring.

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

4. What did MacGregor say could trigger thoughts?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Winds.
(d) Smells.

5. What did Yeats's fellow poets use to analyze their poetry?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Logic.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Description.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

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

4. Where did Yeats like to sleep at night while in Dublin?

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

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