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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?
(a) To help him defend himself from bullies.
(b) To make better friends.
(c) To help him train for an event.
(d) To find something he could excel at.

2. What caused Johnson to be poor and destitute?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Opium.

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

4. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?
(a) Unbelievable.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Incredible.
(d) Arrogant.

5. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Anarchy.

6. What did Yeats see that visions affected?
(a) People's dreams.
(b) People's health.
(c) People's moods.
(d) People's thoughts.

7. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?
(a) His Irish descent.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His religion.

8. Who did Yeats watch react to instincts when he was an older man?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) His servant.

9. What was Yeats's grandfather's occupation?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Sailor.
(d) Soldier.

10. What made Taylor so close to insane?
(a) His shyness.
(b) His past experiences.
(c) His paranoia.
(d) His rigid beliefs.

11. What strange thing did Johnson do when he met Yeats?
(a) Foretell the future.
(b) Quote fantasy conversations.
(c) Sing songs in the midle of conversations.
(d) Pretend to be God.

12. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?
(a) MacGregor.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Wilde.
(d) O'Leary.

13. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?
(a) Henley.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) MacGregor.
(d) Russel.

14. What did MacGregor say could trigger thoughts?
(a) Sounds.
(b) Symbols.
(c) Winds.
(d) Smells.

15. What was Taylor gifted at?
(a) Speaking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject was the Rhymer's club fixated on?

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

4. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

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

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