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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was being considered for the Nobel Prize along with Yeats?
(a) Kipling.
(b) Herr Man.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Melville.

2. Why was Yeats afraid to ask his best friend permission for something he wanted to do?
(a) He did not want to hurt his feelings.
(b) He knew he would be denied.
(c) He did not want to make him worry needlessly.
(d) He did not want to reveal the thoughts of death.

3. Where was the Nobel Prize reception held?
(a) The National Convention Center.
(b) A fancy hotel.
(c) The Royal Palace.
(d) The docks.

4. What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings?
(a) God.
(b) The artist.
(c) The past.
(d) The subject.

5. What did a man tell Yeats when he was in a trance?
(a) To travel abroad.
(b) To live by water.
(c) To move to America.
(d) To return to his homeland.

6. What did Yeats say was invulnerable to misinterpretation?
(a) Personal Belief.
(b) Internal thoughts.
(c) Religious Doctrine.
(d) Spirituality.

7. What did Yeats and Kady Gregory do to change the theater rule in Ireland?
(a) Wrote letters.
(b) Made personal visits.
(c) Held rallies.
(d) Signed petitions.

8. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Grammar.
(c) History.
(d) Literature.

9. How did Yeats feel when he was around Lady Gregory?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Gallant.
(c) Relaxed.
(d) Anxious.

10. Which of the following was NOT a gift given to Yeats by Lady Gregory?
(a) Pen set.
(b) Money.
(c) Encouraging letters.
(d) Leather chair.

11. What did Davitt think politicians could not understand?
(a) Logic.
(b) Peasants.
(c) International matters.
(d) Finances.

12. What word did Yeats use to describe Maud?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Insane.
(d) Devoted.

13. What did Yeats say his work made him feel?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Exasperations.
(c) Estrangement.
(d) Entanglement.

14. What does Yeats say most people find in poetry?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Hidden thoughts.
(c) Desire.
(d) Intelligence.

15. What did Yeats start worshiping after he was put in a trance?
(a) The sun.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats dream about when he was living with Symons?

2. What was referenced many times in Synge's last play?

3. Who got mad at Moore when his plays became popular?

4. Why was Yeats mad when the death of another writer got more attention than the death of Synge?

5. What did Yeats say made Moore's writing improve?

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