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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. Why was Yeats happy that O'Leary was dead before Playboy of the Western World was presented?
(a) He would have taken credit for it.
(b) He would have tried to change it.
(c) He would have hated it.
(d) He would have been obessed with it.

2. What was the name of the poetry society Yeats formed with Rhys?
(a) The Poet's Corner.
(b) The Rhymer's Club.
(c) The Poetry Circuit.
(d) The Literary Works Guild.

3. Whose writings did Ellis introduce Yeats to?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Donne.
(d) Blake.

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 did Yeats's father do to get Yeats to improve his studies after moving to Dublin?
(a) Rewarded him.
(b) Taught him at home.
(c) Threatened him.
(d) Got him a tutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of college did Hyde attend?

2. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

3. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?

4. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?

5. Who was president of the Young Ireland Society?

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