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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 Russell seen among the theosophists?
(a) The leader.
(b) The follower.
(c) The sponsor.
(d) The teacher.

2. What did a man tell Yeats when he was in a trance?
(a) To live by water.
(b) To move to America.
(c) To travel abroad.
(d) To return to his homeland.

3. Where did Yeats start the National Literary Society?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Halifax.
(d) London.

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

5. Why was Yeats happy that O'Leary was dead before Playboy of the Western World was presented?
(a) He would have taken credit for it.
(b) He would have tried to change it.
(c) He would have hated it.
(d) He would have been obessed with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yeats feel when he was around Lady Gregory?

2. How was Maud treated by the public?

3. Why was Yeats hesitant to put Synge's last play on the stage?

4. What was Synge's final play?

5. What did Synge say helped him reach his acceptance?

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