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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trembling of the Veil, Book II. Ireland after Parnell,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?
(a) Voicing their opinions.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Public affection.
(d) Swearing.

3. Where was Playboy of the Western World presented?
(a) Abby Theater.
(b) Irish Center Theater.
(c) Dublin's Theater.
(d) The National Theater.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

2. Where did Yeats get the starving artist a job?

3. What made Taylor so close to insane?

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

5. What was the name of the poetry society Yeats formed with Rhys?

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