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Autobiographies Quiz

William Butler Yeats
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1)

How did Yeats cure a boy? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book III. Hodos Chameliontos,)

Cleansed his aura.
Painted symbols on his face.
Used faith healing.
Had him stare at a symbol.
2)

What was the name of Yeats's theater? (from The Irish Dramatic Movement: A Lecture delivered to the Royal Academy of Sweden,)

Theater of Ireland.
Abbey Theater.
The National Theater.
Irish National Theater.
3)

What playwright did Yeats enjoy when he returned to Bedford Park? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book IV. The Tragic Generation,)

Ibsen.
Wilde.
Rhys.
Synge.
4)

What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book III. Hodos Chameliontos,)

He would wear a strange hat.
He would cut his hand.
He would lose his business.
He would be in a shipwreck.
5)

What subject was the Rhymer's club fixated on? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book IV. The Tragic Generation,)

Marriage.
Sex.
Tragedy.
Religion.
6)

How did Yeats feel about his writing after his first book was published? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book V. The Stirring of the Bones,)

It was very original.
It was too ornamental.
It sounded like a stranger's voice.
It was on the road to perfection.
7)

Where was the document included in the last chapter first read? (from The Irish Dramatic Movement: A Lecture delivered to the Royal Academy of Sweden,)

France.
Ireland.
England.
Sweden.
8)

Why did Yeats not continue to produce the kind of plays he started out with at his theater? (from The Irish Dramatic Movement: A Lecture delivered to the Royal Academy of Sweden,)

They were expensive.
They were not well liked.
They were too short.
They were not understood.
9)

How was Maud treated by the public? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book V. The Stirring of the Bones,)

They ignored her.
Like a felon.
They were rude to her.
Like a celebrity.
10)

Who did Shaw blame when his play was received badly? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book IV. The Tragic Generation,)

The government.
The audience.
The actors.
The producers.
11)

What did Yeats say caused comedy in literature? (from Estrangement: Extracts from a Diary Kept in 1909,)

Folly and Foils.
Inarticulated desires.
Satirical truths.
Clash of character.
12)

What did Lady Gregory help Yeats become? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book V. The Stirring of the Bones,)

Disciplined.
Calm.
Healthy.
Patient.
13)

What happened that made Henley deeply depressed? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book IV. The Tragic Generation,)

Wilde was deported.
His daughter died.
His new play was not well received.
His mother fell ill.
14)

Why was Yeats mad when the death of another writer got more attention than the death of Synge? (from The Death of Synge,)

The writer was not as good as Synge.
The other writer was not from Ireland.
The other writer had wronged Synge.
The other writer was a felon.
15)

How did Yeats feel as he learned more about his spiritual psyche? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book III. Hodos Chameliontos,)

Amazed.
Interested.
Scared.
Confused.
16)

What did Yeats say was threatening the best parts of Ireland? (from Estrangement: Extracts from a Diary Kept in 1909,)

Unintelligence.
Apathy.
Ignorance.
Prejudice.
17)

Why was Yeats hesitant to put Synge's last play on the stage? (from The Death of Synge,)

It was not finished.
He was intimidated by its depth.
It was personal to him.
He was dealing with his grief.
18)

What did Yeats say made Moore's writing improve? (from Dramatis Personae: 1896-1902,)

His time in the theater.
His time in the company of writers.
His love affairs.
His criticism.
19)

What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings? (from The Bounty of Sweden,)

God.
The artist.
The subject.
The past.
20)

What kind of plays were first done at Yeats's theater? (from The Irish Dramatic Movement: A Lecture delivered to the Royal Academy of Sweden,)

Comedies.
Short verse.
Satires.
Historical.
21)

What country did Davitt want to protect? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book V. The Stirring of the Bones,)

Britain.
Wales.
Ireland.
Scotland.
22)

Who almost ruined Yeats's plan to make the Gaelic play a success? (from Dramatis Personae: 1896-1902,)

Moore.
Lady Gregory.
Maud.
Martyn.
23)

What did Yeats dream about when he was living with Symons? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book V. The Stirring of the Bones,)

A beautiful woman.
A ship.
A tree.
A burning flag.
24)

What did Yeats compare poetry to? (from Estrangement: Extracts from a Diary Kept in 1909,)

A war with words.
A country.
A young person in love.
A religion.
25)

Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor? (from The Trembling of the Veil, Book III. Hodos Chameliontos,)

MacGregor.
Oscar Wilde.
Russel.
Henley.
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