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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bounty of Sweden,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Yeats struggling to write when he met Lady Gregory?
(a) A play.
(b) A poem.
(c) A novel.
(d) A short story.

3. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?
(a) Listen to his grandmother.
(b) Walk the trail by the river.
(c) Swim.
(d) Sail small boats.

4. What would Yeats and his sponsor do while they discussed what Yeats taught him?
(a) Fish in the stream.
(b) Sit in chairs.
(c) Drink in a tavern.
(d) Take long walks.

5. Why was Yeats mad when the death of another writer got more attention than the death of Synge?
(a) The other writer had wronged Synge.
(b) The other writer was not from Ireland.
(c) The other writer was a felon.
(d) The writer was not as good as Synge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?

2. How was Russell seen among the theosophists?

3. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?

4. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

5. What does Yeats say most people find in poetry?

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