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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. What did Yeats often think of his father's opinion?
(a) It was exactly right.
(b) It was not logical.
(c) It was wrong.
(d) It was too extreme.

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

3. Where did Yeats start the National Literary Society?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Halifax.
(d) London.

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

5. Who did Yeats live with when he started the National Literary Society?
(a) Henley.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) MacGregor.
(d) O'Leary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president of the Literary Society?

2. How did Hyde promote Irish literature?

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

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

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

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