Understanding Yeats' Easter 1916
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Understanding Yeats' Easter 1916
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English
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of the poem "Easter, 1916"?
William Wordsworth
William Butler Yeats
T. S. Eliot
Seamus Heaney
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which year did the Easter Rising, referenced in "Easter, 1916," take place?
1914
1916
1920
1900
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the repeated phrase at the end of each stanza in "Easter, 1916"?
"A terrible beauty is born"
"Ireland forever"
"Freedom rings"
"The world has changed"
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city is directly referenced in the title and content of "Easter, 1916"?
London
Dublin
Paris
Belfast
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What historical event inspired Yeats to write "Easter, 1916"?
The Irish Potato Famine
The Easter Rising
The signing of the Magna Carta
The Battle of Waterloo
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a main theme of "Easter, 1916"?
The beauty of nature
The transformation through sacrifice
The joy of childhood
The power of technology
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the "stone" symbolize in the poem "Easter, 1916"?
The hardness of the British government
The unchanging resolve of the revolutionaries
The weight of history
The beauty of Ireland
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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