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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 reminded Yeats of his grandfather?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) William Morris.
(c) Dowden.
(d) Henley.

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

3. What did the general's nephew ask to not be served during a visit?
(a) Fish.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Pork.
(d) Beef.

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

5. Why did Yeats's father move to England?
(a) To pursue his art.
(b) To collect an inheritance.
(c) To visit a relative.
(d) To give his son an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which lessons did Yeats's father think were the most important for his son to learn?

2. What did Yeats pursue when he gave up physical pleasures?

3. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?

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

5. What did Yeats think of most of the people who joined his poetry society?

(see the answer key)

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