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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Playboy of the Western World presented?
(a) Abby Theater.
(b) Dublin's Theater.
(c) The National Theater.
(d) Irish Center Theater.

2. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?
(a) She did not like her boss.
(b) There were too many restrictions.
(c) It was too far from her home.
(d) It would not be true to her art.

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

4. What strange idea did Henley embrace just before his death?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Magic.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Religion.

5. Where did Yeats's sponsor live?
(a) Sligo.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Bedfield Park.
(d) London.

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

7. What was Henley's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Poet.
(d) Teacher.

8. What was O'Grady's first name?
(a) Standish.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Stramish.
(d) Stanley.

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

10. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

11. What happened that made Henley deeply depressed?
(a) Wilde was deported.
(b) His daughter died.
(c) His new play was not well received.
(d) His mother fell ill.

12. What was the boy that Yeats cured sick with?
(a) Diptheria.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Small pox.

13. What kind of college did Hyde attend?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

14. What did the members of the Rhymer's Club do to support each other's work?
(a) Bought copies of their books.
(b) Offered critiques.
(c) Shared their own.
(d) Limited their own recitations.

15. What helped Yeats break free from imitating his father's style?
(a) A dream.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Spiritualism.
(d) A talk with a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MacGregor say could trigger thoughts?

2. What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather?

3. Where did Yeats start the National Literary Society?

4. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?

5. What was Johnson's biggest vice?

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