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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 wrote a short story about a man questioning God about life?
(a) Synge.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Yeats.
(d) Shaw.

2. What was the boy that Yeats cured sick with?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. What did Yeats want to do to make the Gaelic play a success?
(a) Make an apology about Countess Cathleen.
(b) Hire a famous actress.
(c) Post advertisements.
(d) Have Lady Gregory give the Prologue.

4. What caused Lady Gregory to move to her country estate?
(a) She lost part of her fortune.
(b) Her son was killed.
(c) Her husband died.
(d) Her inheritance was taken away.

5. Where did the Yeats family move after they lived in Dublin?
(a) Bedfield Park.
(b) Fairfax Landing.
(c) Mansfield Place.
(d) Canterville Chase.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?

3. Who got mad at Moore when his plays became popular?

4. What did Moore and Yeats do when they worked on plays together?

5. Where was Rhys from?

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