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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. Where did the Yeats family move after they lived in Dublin?
(a) Canterville Chase.
(b) Bedfield Park.
(c) Mansfield Place.
(d) Fairfax Landing.

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

3. Where did Yeats's sponsor live?
(a) Sligo.
(b) London.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Bedfield Park.

4. What was Taylor gifted at?
(a) Speaking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Writing.

5. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?
(a) Listen to his grandmother.
(b) Sail small boats.
(c) Swim.
(d) Walk the trail by the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?

2. Why was Yeats happy that O'Leary was dead before Playboy of the Western World was presented?

3. What playwright did Yeats enjoy when he returned to Bedford Park?

4. Who did Yeats live with while in London?

5. What did the general's nephew ask to not be served during a visit?

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