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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 kind of person did Yeats say the public did not understand about artists?
(a) Their struggle.
(b) Their motives.
(c) Their process.
(d) Their genius.

2. What did the general's nephew ask to not be served during a visit?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Beef.
(c) Fish.
(d) Pork.

3. What was MacGregor studying when Yeats met him?
(a) Magic.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Greek.
(d) Religion.

4. What did Yeats's sponsor hate talking about?
(a) Traditional roles.
(b) Literature.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

5. What was the most controversial part of Countess Cathleen?
(a) A woman sells her soul to the devil.
(b) A Catholic priest is the villain.
(c) An Irish man wants to be English.
(d) A man beats a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yeats feel about his writing after his first book was published?

2. What did Synge accept just before he died?

3. Where did Yeats's sponsor live?

4. Who almost ruined Yeats's plan to make the Gaelic play a success?

5. Who got mad at Moore when his plays became popular?

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