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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dramatis Personae: 1896-1902,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

2. Who sponsored Yeats's books after the Society didn't?
(a) His old teacher.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

3. What was Mary Battle's occupation?
(a) Servant.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Artist.

4. What caused Wilde to lose respect in his writing?
(a) His lunacy.
(b) His arrest.
(c) His sickness.
(d) His bad reputation.

5. What was Henley's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Poet.
(d) Scientist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the poetry society Yeats formed with Rhys?

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

3. What did Yeats think every man had the ability to do?

4. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?

5. Who did Yeats ask to write a Gaelic play?

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