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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 was the president of the Literary Society?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) MacGregor.
(d) Henley.

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

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

4. What did Yeats pursue when he gave up physical pleasures?
(a) Literature.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) History.
(d) Spiritualism.

5. What was Hyde unable to do to any artist?
(a) Criticize them.
(b) Applaud them.
(c) Copy their style.
(d) Read their work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Yeats live with when he started the National Literary Society?

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

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

4. What was Johnson's biggest vice?

5. What helped Yeats break free from imitating his father's style?

(see the answer key)

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