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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 Yeats's father do to get Yeats to improve his studies after moving to Dublin?
(a) Rewarded him.
(b) Taught him at home.
(c) Got him a tutor.
(d) Threatened him.

2. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Incredible.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Unbelievable.

3. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?
(a) It was too far from her home.
(b) It would not be true to her art.
(c) She did not like her boss.
(d) There were too many restrictions.

4. Who did Yeats ask to write a Gaelic play?
(a) Davitt.
(b) Hyde.
(c) Maud.
(d) Martyn.

5. Who did Yeats think deserved his Nobel Prize more than himself?
(a) Mann.
(b) Melville.
(c) Moore.
(d) Synge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did Yeats use to describe Maud?

2. What did Synge say helped him reach his acceptance?

3. What did Yeats think his writing was full of when he met MacGregor?

4. How was Yeats's sponsor familiar with Mysticism?

5. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?

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