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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Lady Gregory to move to her country estate?
(a) Her husband died.
(b) Her son was killed.
(c) She lost part of her fortune.
(d) Her inheritance was taken away.

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

3. What did Yeats say the writer had many of?
(a) Homes.
(b) Personalities.
(c) Masks.
(d) Friends.

4. How did Yeats travel to Stockholm?
(a) Boat.
(b) Bus.
(c) Train.
(d) Plane.

5. What did Yeats say made Moore's writing improve?
(a) His time in the company of writers.
(b) His love affairs.
(c) His time in the theater.
(d) His criticism.

6. What did Yeats say caused comedy in literature?
(a) Satirical truths.
(b) Inarticulated desires.
(c) Clash of character.
(d) Folly and Foils.

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

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

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

10. What was referenced many times in Synge's last play?
(a) Death.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Hell.
(d) Religion.

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

12. What was Yeats told to avoid in his trance-like state?
(a) Big cities.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) The woods.

13. Which theater showed Synge's last play?
(a) The English National Theater.
(b) The Abby Theater.
(c) The Globe Theater.
(d) The Longhorn International Theater.

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

15. What did Yeats say a writer had to do to be appreciated?
(a) Get sick.
(b) Go to prison.
(c) Write volumes and volumes.
(d) Die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Yeats win the Nobel Prize?

2. What did a man tell Yeats when he was in a trance?

3. What did Synge say helped him reach his acceptance?

4. Where was the Nobel Prize reception held?

5. Who wrote Countess Cathleen?

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