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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. How did Yeats feel as he learned more about his spiritual psyche?
(a) Scared.
(b) Interested.
(c) Confused.
(d) Amazed.

2. What happened that made Henley deeply depressed?
(a) Wilde was deported.
(b) His mother fell ill.
(c) His daughter died.
(d) His new play was not well received.

3. What did Yeats say made Moore's writing improve?
(a) His criticism.
(b) His time in the company of writers.
(c) His love affairs.
(d) His time in the theater.

4. How was Yeats's sponsor familiar with Mysticism?
(a) He was familiar with Yeats's medium.
(b) He was a faith healer.
(c) He had seen his mother raised from the dead.
(d) He had a second-sighted maid.

5. What did Yeats think of most of the people who joined his poetry society?
(a) They were boring.
(b) They were uneducated.
(c) They were insincere.
(d) They were ungrateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lady Gregory want Yeats to stop writing?

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

3. Why did Dowson say he drank so much?

4. Who often shared Yeats's visions?

5. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

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