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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. Where did Yeats get his limited knowledge of Sweden?
(a) Passengers on the boat.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Books.
(d) New from friends.

2. Why was Yeats hesitant to put Synge's last play on the stage?
(a) It was personal to him.
(b) He was dealing with his grief.
(c) He was intimidated by its depth.
(d) It was not finished.

3. Who wrote a short story about a man questioning God about life?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Synge.

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

5. Who died while Wilde was in prison?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His lover.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Henley's occupation?

2. What did Lady Gregory want Yeats to stop writing?

3. Why did Yeats's father move to England?

4. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?

5. What impressed Yeats about the person who wrote a Gaelic play for him?

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