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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 Yeats like to sleep at night while in Dublin?
(a) Churches.
(b) Old castles.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Under the stars.

2. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?
(a) She was much too young for him.
(b) She was much too old for him.
(c) She was too good for him.
(d) She was engaged to another man.

3. What did many of Wilde's friends encourage him to do?
(a) Fight for his rights.
(b) Continue writing.
(c) Make an apology letter.
(d) Leave the country.

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

5. What was Mary Battle's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats think of most of the people who joined his poetry society?

2. What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather?

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

4. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?

5. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?

(see the answer key)

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