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

2. Who did Yeats credit for advancing his idea to build a theater?
(a) Synge.
(b) Maud Gonne.
(c) His wife.
(d) Lady Gregory.

3. What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather?
(a) He would wear a strange hat.
(b) He would lose his business.
(c) He would be in a shipwreck.
(d) He would cut his hand.

4. Who often shared Yeats's visions?
(a) Mary.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His wife.
(d) His daughter.

5. Where was Rhys from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died while Wilde was in prison?

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

3. What did Yeats and Kady Gregory do to change the theater rule in Ireland?

4. How did Yeats feel as he learned more about his spiritual psyche?

5. How did Yeats's teacher reward him when he did well in school?

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