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. Based on stanza one, Yeats tends to think of his interactions with normal Dubliners as
Superficial
Deep
Profound
Informative
Q. Based on stanza two, Yeats thinks that a woman getting involved in politics
Ruins her femininity
Makes her more powerful
Is admirable
Is the only way the world can move forward
Q. No matter what, Yeats thinks of the Irish fighters' passion as
Unchanging
Fickle
Misguided
Wise
Q. According to Yeats, "Too long a sacrifice" makes the heart
Cold and hard
Mushy and soft
More powerful
Truer
Q. When Yeats talks about nightfall in the final stanza, he's talking about
The end of Easter Sunday
The close of the business day
death
human dignity