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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Estrangement: Extracts from a Diary Kept in 1909,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some of Yeats's friends all have dreams of?
(a) War planes over head.
(b) Yeats's wedding.
(c) The fall of the English government.
(d) Synge's death.

2. Where did Yeats write about how his work made him feel?
(a) His letters.
(b) His plays.
(c) His poems.
(d) His diary.

3. What did Yeats say gave poetic words passion?
(a) Lust.
(b) Belief.
(c) Love.
(d) Despair.

4. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?
(a) To make better friends.
(b) To help him defend himself from bullies.
(c) To help him train for an event.
(d) To find something he could excel at.

5. What did Davitt think politicians could not understand?
(a) Peasants.
(b) Finances.
(c) Logic.
(d) International matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the poetry society Yeats formed with Rhys?

2. How did Yeats feel about his writing after his first book was published?

3. What playwright did Yeats enjoy when he returned to Bedford Park?

4. What was Hyde unable to do to any artist?

5. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?

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