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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. Why did Yeats hire amateur actors when his theater opened?
(a) They were young and free.
(b) They shared his vision.
(c) They were open to criticism.
(d) They did not charge as much.

2. What was Hyde unable to do to any artist?
(a) Applaud them.
(b) Criticize them.
(c) Copy their style.
(d) Read their work.

3. Who did Yeats want to see his plays?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) The would-be writers.
(c) The average man.
(d) The uneducated.

4. What caused Wilde to lose respect in his writing?
(a) His bad reputation.
(b) His arrest.
(c) His lunacy.
(d) His sickness.

5. What was the only thing Yeats's grandmother ever punished him for?
(a) Having a snack too close to bedtime.
(b) Swearing in front of a girl.
(c) Breaking a dish.
(d) Taking the Lord's name in vain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say the writer had many of?

2. What helped Yeats break free from imitating his father's style?

3. Where did the Yeats family move after they lived in Dublin?

4. How did Davidson die?

5. What did many of Wilde's friends encourage him to do?

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