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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 were Johnson's religious beliefs?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Gaelic.

2. Who did Yeats's medium call the spirits she got her information from?
(a) The Drifters.
(b) The Floaters.
(c) The Masters.
(d) The Gods.

3. 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 other writer was a felon.
(c) The writer was not as good as Synge.
(d) The other writer had wronged Synge.

4. 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 marbles.
(c) Let him look at a sword.
(d) Gave him candy.

5. What did Yeats say happened when people lacked the depth of a writer?
(a) They needed a map to read good literature.
(b) They misinterpreted literature.
(c) They skipped over important details.
(d) They did not appreciate symbolism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Yeats meet Synge?

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

3. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

4. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?

5. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?

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