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

2. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?
(a) An Aviary.
(b) The green park.
(c) A church yard.
(d) The British Museum.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the general's nephew ask to not be served during a visit?

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

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

4. Where was Rhys from?

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

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