Autobiographies Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Autobiographies Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was president of the Young Ireland Society?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) Donnaghy.
(c) Callaghan.
(d) O'Malley.

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

4. What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather?
(a) He would lose his business.
(b) He would wear a strange hat.
(c) He would be in a shipwreck.
(d) He would cut his hand.

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

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

7. Who often shared Yeats's visions?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Mary.

8. Where did Yeats start the National Literary Society?
(a) London.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Halifax.

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

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

11. What did Yeats have visions of?
(a) Naked children.
(b) Strangely dressed women.
(c) Angels and demons.
(d) Tall men.

12. What caused Wilde to lose respect in his writing?
(a) His bad reputation.
(b) His sickness.
(c) His lunacy.
(d) His arrest.

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

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

15. What happened to make Yeats interested in religion?
(a) He met a preacher.
(b) He read the Bible.
(c) He saw a pretty girl entering a church.
(d) His brother died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose writings did Ellis introduce Yeats to?

2. What did MacGregor teach Yeats about?

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

4. Who wrote a short story about a man questioning God about life?

5. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?

(see the answer keys)

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