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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 kind of college did Hyde attend?
(a) Gaelic.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Catholic.

2. What did the members of the Rhymer's Club do to support each other's work?
(a) Bought copies of their books.
(b) Offered critiques.
(c) Limited their own recitations.
(d) Shared their own.

3. What impressed Yeats about the person who wrote a Gaelic play for him?
(a) Their plot line was so intricate.
(b) They wrote all day long.
(c) They were open to critiques.
(d) They were fast and professional.

4. What was Mary Battle's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Servant.
(d) Fortune teller.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season did Yeats like to spend with Lady Gregory?

2. What was referenced many times in Synge's last play?

3. What did Yeats say gave poetic words passion?

4. What was O'Grady's first name?

5. What did Synge accept just before he died?

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