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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Irish Dramatic Movement: A Lecture delivered to the Royal Academy of Sweden,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Dowson say he drank so much?
(a) To ignite his imagination.
(b) A pointless life.
(c) A lost love.
(d) A dead mother.

3. How did Yeats's teacher reward him when he did well in school?
(a) Let him run around outside for a minute.
(b) Gave him candy.
(c) Let him look at a sword.
(d) Gave him marbles.

4. Why was Yeats happy that O'Leary was dead before Playboy of the Western World was presented?
(a) He would have been obessed with it.
(b) He would have taken credit for it.
(c) He would have hated it.
(d) He would have tried to change it.

5. Why did Yeats's father move to England?
(a) To collect an inheritance.
(b) To visit a relative.
(c) To pursue his art.
(d) To give his son an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yeats travel to Stockholm?

2. What was the only thing Yeats's grandmother ever punished him for?

3. What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings?

4. What happened to make Yeats interested in religion?

5. What did Yeats start worshiping after he was put in a trance?

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