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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Death of Synge,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Henley's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Poet.

2. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

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

4. What did Yeats have visions of?
(a) Naked children.
(b) Strangely dressed women.
(c) Tall men.
(d) Angels and demons.

5. What two things did Yeats say were separate entities?
(a) Poetry and Literature.
(b) Philosophy and Spiritualism.
(c) History and the Past.
(d) Politics and Government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moore want to become involved in?

2. What did Moore and Yeats do when they worked on plays together?

3. How did Yeats feel when he was around Lady Gregory?

4. What did MacGregor teach Yeats about?

5. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?

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