Autobiographies Test | Final Test - Easy

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Autobiographies Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Yeats say was threatening the best parts of Ireland?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Unintelligence.

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

3. What two things did Yeats say were separate entities?
(a) Poetry and Literature.
(b) Philosophy and Spiritualism.
(c) Politics and Government.
(d) History and the Past.

4. Why was Yeats mad when the death of another writer got more attention than the death of Synge?
(a) The other writer had wronged Synge.
(b) The other writer was a felon.
(c) The other writer was not from Ireland.
(d) The writer was not as good as Synge.

5. What year did Yeats win the Nobel Prize?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1933.

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

7. What did Yeats want to ask his best friend permission to do?
(a) Finish his play.
(b) Court his daughter.
(c) Read his journal.
(d) Help with his poetry.

8. What was Yeats struggling to write when he met Lady Gregory?
(a) A poem.
(b) A short story.
(c) A play.
(d) A novel.

9. What did Yeats say the public lacked?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Forsight.
(c) Logic.
(d) Symbolism.

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

11. How was Maud treated by the public?
(a) They were rude to her.
(b) Like a celebrity.
(c) They ignored her.
(d) Like a felon.

12. What did Yeats dream about when he was living with Symons?
(a) A burning flag.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A tree.
(d) A ship.

13. Why was Yeats hesitant to put Synge's last play on the stage?
(a) It was not finished.
(b) He was intimidated by its depth.
(c) It was personal to him.
(d) He was dealing with his grief.

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

15. What did most of the theaters in Ireland perform plays for?
(a) High charges.
(b) Food and other trade goods.
(c) Donations.
(d) Charity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What impressed Yeats about the person who wrote a Gaelic play for him?

3. How did Yeats feel when Synge's death went unnoticed?

4. Where did Yeats write about how his work made him feel?

5. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?

(see the answer keys)

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