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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Death of Synge,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Synge's final play?
(a) Deidre of the Sorrows.
(b) Delilah of the Street.
(c) Darlene of the Secrets.
(d) Deborah of the Sun.

2. What was Hyde unable to do to any artist?
(a) Criticize them.
(b) Copy their style.
(c) Read their work.
(d) Applaud them.

3. What did Davitt think politicians could not understand?
(a) Finances.
(b) Logic.
(c) Peasants.
(d) International matters.

4. What was Johnson's biggest vice?
(a) He was addicted to caffeine.
(b) He was prejudiced.
(c) He used opium.
(d) He was an alcoholic.

5. What was Maud's occupation?
(a) Actress.
(b) Activist.
(c) Poet.
(d) Artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say a writer had to do to be appreciated?

2. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?

3. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?

4. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?

5. What did Yeats start worshiping after he was put in a trance?

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