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Q. Aengus is a god of what in Celtic mythology?
Beauty and love
War and courage
Fertility and creation
Destruction
Q. In the original myth that "The Song of Wandering Aengus" is based on, the girl turns into what?
A rabbit
A frog
A swan
A deer
Q. In Yeats' poem, what turns into a "glimmering girl"?
A fishing rod
A trout
A berry
An apple blossom
Q. What happens to Aengus in "The Song of Wandering Aengus"?
He never grows old
He grows old
He dies
He goes crazy
Q. What happens to Aengus in the original Celtic myth upon which the "The Song of Wandering Aengus" is based?
He's turned into a trout
He's turned into a bear
He's turned into a swan
He's turned into a little boy