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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did many of Wilde's friends encourage him to do?
(a) Fight for his rights.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Make an apology letter.
(d) Continue writing.

2. What was Mary Battle's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Servant.

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

4. How did Yeats's teacher reward him when he did well in school?
(a) Gave him marbles.
(b) Gave him candy.
(c) Let him run around outside for a minute.
(d) Let him look at a sword.

5. What did Yeats's sponsor hate talking about?
(a) Religion.
(b) Traditional roles.
(c) Literature.
(d) Politics.

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

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

8. Why was Yeats happy that O'Leary was dead before Playboy of the Western World was presented?
(a) He would have tried to change it.
(b) He would have taken credit for it.
(c) He would have been obessed with it.
(d) He would have hated it.

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

10. What did Yeats think his writing was full of when he met MacGregor?
(a) Copied styles.
(b) Cliches.
(c) Logical flaws.
(d) Generalizations.

11. Which lessons did Yeats's father think were the most important for his son to learn?
(a) Literature.
(b) Greek and Latin.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) History.

12. Who did Shaw blame when his play was received badly?
(a) The producers.
(b) The government.
(c) The actors.
(d) The audience.

13. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?
(a) Walk the trail by the river.
(b) Listen to his grandmother.
(c) Sail small boats.
(d) Swim.

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

15. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?
(a) The green park.
(b) A church yard.
(c) An Aviary.
(d) The British Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who often shared Yeats's visions?

2. What did Yeats's fellow poets use to analyze their poetry?

3. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?

4. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?

5. Where did Yeats's sponsor live?

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