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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. How was Maud treated by the public?
(a) They were rude to her.
(b) Like a celebrity.
(c) Like a felon.
(d) They ignored her.

2. Who did Yeats live with when he started the National Literary Society?
(a) Henley.
(b) O'Leary.
(c) MacGregor.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

3. What did Synge accept just before he died?
(a) His belief in God.
(b) His lack of success.
(c) His estrangement from society.
(d) His impending death.

4. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?
(a) Going on a speaking tour.
(b) Performing in a controversial play.
(c) Presenting a controversial work of art.
(d) Confronting a corrupt government official.

5. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?
(a) She did not like her boss.
(b) It would not be true to her art.
(c) There were too many restrictions.
(d) It was too far from her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which theater showed Synge's last play?

2. What were Johnson's religious beliefs?

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

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

5. When did Yeats have the chance to protect Maud Gonne?

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