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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trembling of the Veil, Book IV. The Tragic Generation,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange idea did Henley embrace just before his death?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Religion.
(d) Magic.

2. What did MacGregor teach Yeats about?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Theology.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Symbolism.

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

4. What caused Wilde to lose respect in his writing?
(a) His bad reputation.
(b) His lunacy.
(c) His arrest.
(d) His sickness.

5. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats think every man had the ability to do?

2. What did Yeats's sponsor hate talking about?

3. What caused Johnson to be poor and destitute?

4. What strange thing did Johnson do when he met Yeats?

5. Who did Yeats live with while in London?

(see the answer key)

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