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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 say a writer had to do to be appreciated?
(a) Write volumes and volumes.
(b) Get sick.
(c) Die.
(d) Go to prison.

2. What does Yeats say most people find in poetry?
(a) Desire.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Hidden thoughts.
(d) Intelligence.

3. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Democracy.

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

5. Who got mad at Moore when his plays became popular?
(a) Wilde.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Lady Gregory.
(d) Martyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person did Yeats say the public did not understand about artists?

2. Who did Yeats think was not appreciated during his life?

3. How did Hyde promote Irish literature?

4. What did Yeats pursue when he gave up physical pleasures?

5. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?

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