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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 the theosophists talk about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Literature.
(d) Art.

2. Why was Yeats afraid to ask his best friend permission for something he wanted to do?
(a) He did not want to reveal the thoughts of death.
(b) He did not want to hurt his feelings.
(c) He knew he would be denied.
(d) He did not want to make him worry needlessly.

3. What did most of the theaters in Ireland perform plays for?
(a) Charity.
(b) Food and other trade goods.
(c) Donations.
(d) High charges.

4. What caused some of Yeats's family members to withdraw from his visits?
(a) His rude nature.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His beliefs.
(d) His addiction to alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the award winners return to their seats backwards after getting their prizes?

2. What caused Lady Gregory to move to her country estate?

3. Who often shared Yeats's visions?

4. What did the members of the Rhymer's Club do to support each other's work?

5. How did Yeats's teacher reward him when he did well in school?

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