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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) MacGregor.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Wilde.
2. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?
(a) Listen to his grandmother.
(b) Swim.
(c) Walk the trail by the river.
(d) Sail small boats.
3. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?
(a) Russel.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Henley.
(d) MacGregor.
4. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Unbelievable.
(c) Incredible.
(d) Arrogant.
5. What did the theosophists talk about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Literature.
(c) Religion.
(d) Art.
6. Where did the Yeats family move after they lived in Dublin?
(a) Fairfax Landing.
(b) Mansfield Place.
(c) Bedfield Park.
(d) Canterville Chase.
7. What was O'Grady's first name?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Standish.
(d) Stramish.
8. Who did Shaw blame when his play was received badly?
(a) The government.
(b) The producers.
(c) The actors.
(d) The audience.
9. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?
(a) Slitho.
(b) Slingo.
(c) Slitto.
(d) Sligo.
10. What caused Wilde to lose respect in his writing?
(a) His sickness.
(b) His lunacy.
(c) His bad reputation.
(d) His arrest.
11. What caused Johnson to be poor and destitute?
(a) Opium.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Alcohol.
12. What did many of Wilde's friends encourage him to do?
(a) Fight for his rights.
(b) Make an apology letter.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Continue writing.
13. Who was president of the Young Ireland Society?
(a) O'Malley.
(b) O'Leary.
(c) Donnaghy.
(d) Callaghan.
14. What was Henley's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Poet.
(d) Artist.
15. Who often shared Yeats's visions?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His wife.
(c) Mary.
(d) His daughter.
Short Answer Questions
1. What strange thing did Johnson do when he met Yeats?
2. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?
3. How was Russell seen among the theosophists?
4. Who sponsored Yeats's books after the Society didn't?
5. Who died while Wilde was in prison?
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