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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. What caused some of Yeats's family members to withdraw from his visits?
(a) His rude nature.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His beliefs.
(d) His addiction to alcohol.

2. Where did Yeats meet Synge?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Dublin.

3. How did Yeats feel when Synge's death went unnoticed?
(a) Confused.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Angry.

4. Who sponsored Yeats's books after the Society didn't?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His old teacher.

5. Why was Synge's controversial play so unattended?
(a) He was little known.
(b) It was about the devil.
(c) He was too well known.
(d) It received bad press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say got him interested in studying what he taught his sponsor?

2. Who did Yeats credit for advancing his idea to build a theater?

3. What did Moore want to become involved in?

4. What was the boy that Yeats cured sick with?

5. Who reminded Yeats of his grandfather?

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