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Easter, 1916 Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Easter, 1916? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What kinds of things does Yeats say to the people he meets on the streets of Dublin?


Political discussions
Polite meaningless words
His favorite advertising slogans
Personal insults
Q. According to Yeats, what happened to the woman (Countess Constance) who spent her nights in political arguments?


Her voice got shrill
She got married
She won the battle
She killed the English
Q. Which of these names are not mentioned in "Easter, 1916"?


MacDonagh
Connolly
MacBride
McIsaac
Q. What does Yeats compare the dead fighters to?


A stone
A sword
A crystal
A bomb
Q. When specifically will the dead fighters be remembered?


On Easter Sunday
On St. Patrick's Day
Whenever people wear green
Never