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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 was Synge's final play?
(a) Delilah of the Street.
(b) Deidre of the Sorrows.
(c) Deborah of the Sun.
(d) Darlene of the Secrets.

2. Why was Yeats mad when the death of another writer got more attention than the death of Synge?
(a) The other writer was not from Ireland.
(b) The writer was not as good as Synge.
(c) The other writer was a felon.
(d) The other writer had wronged Synge.

3. What was the most controversial part of Countess Cathleen?
(a) A woman sells her soul to the devil.
(b) A Catholic priest is the villain.
(c) An Irish man wants to be English.
(d) A man beats a woman.

4. What did Lady Gregory help Yeats become?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Disciplined.
(c) Calm.
(d) Patient.

5. What season did Yeats like to spend with Lady Gregory?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Yeats humbled by when he got to Stockholm?

2. How was Maud treated by the public?

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

4. What was Henley's occupation?

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

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