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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trembling of the Veil, Book III. Hodos Chameliontos,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather?
(a) He would wear a strange hat.
(b) He would be in a shipwreck.
(c) He would cut his hand.
(d) He would lose his business.

2. Which lessons did Yeats's father think were the most important for his son to learn?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) Greek and Latin.
(c) Literature.
(d) History.

3. What was Johnson's biggest vice?
(a) He was prejudiced.
(b) He was addicted to caffeine.
(c) He used opium.
(d) He was an alcoholic.

4. What helped Yeats break free from imitating his father's style?
(a) Mysticism.
(b) A dream.
(c) A talk with a teacher.
(d) Spiritualism.

5. What was Henley's occupation?
(a) Poet.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Artist.
(d) Scientist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Yeats and his sponsor do while they discussed what Yeats taught him?

3. What caused some of Yeats's family members to withdraw from his visits?

4. How was Russell seen among the theosophists?

5. What did MacGregor say could trigger thoughts?

(see the answer key)

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