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

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

3. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?
(a) Wilde.
(b) O'Leary.
(c) MacGregor.
(d) Shaw.

4. Who died while Wilde was in prison?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His lover.

5. What did the theosophists talk about?
(a) Art.
(b) Literature.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dowson say he drank so much?

2. Why did Yeats's father move to England?

3. What made Taylor so close to insane?

4. How did Yeats cure a boy?

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

(see the answer key)

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