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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Irish Dramatic Movement: A Lecture delivered to the Royal Academy of Sweden,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Yeats feel when he was around Lady Gregory?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Gallant.

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

3. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) MacGregor.
(c) Wilde.
(d) Shaw.

4. Why did the award winners return to their seats backwards after getting their prizes?
(a) To avoid seeing how large the audience was.
(b) To show their respect for the future.
(c) To keep from falling down the stairs.
(d) To avoid turning their backs to the Royal Family.

5. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?
(a) Literature.
(b) Grammar.
(c) History.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?

2. What was O'Grady's first name?

3. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?

4. What did Yeats think of most of the people who joined his poetry society?

5. What did Yeats say got him interested in studying what he taught his sponsor?

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