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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Synge's final play?
(a) Darlene of the Secrets.
(b) Deidre of the Sorrows.
(c) Delilah of the Street.
(d) Deborah of the Sun.

2. What did Yeats say the world was too preoccupied with?
(a) Material things.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Religion.
(d) Their jobs.

3. What did Yeats say happened when people lacked the depth of a writer?
(a) They needed a map to read good literature.
(b) They misinterpreted literature.
(c) They skipped over important details.
(d) They did not appreciate symbolism.

4. What kind of person did Yeats say the public did not understand about artists?
(a) Their process.
(b) Their struggle.
(c) Their genius.
(d) Their motives.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Lady Gregory help Yeats become?
(a) Calm.
(b) Disciplined.
(c) Patient.
(d) Healthy.

11. How did Yeats feel when Synge's death went unnoticed?
(a) Confused.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Angry.
(d) Depressed.

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

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

14. What did Moore do that made Yeats incredibly upset?
(a) Had sordid love afffairs.
(b) Imitated his writing style.
(c) Took the credit for their collaborative work.
(d) Spread rumors about Lady Gregory.

15. What did Lady Gregory want Yeats to stop writing?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Plays.
(c) Poems.
(d) Magazine articles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?

2. What was the man sitting by Yeats at the reception so worried about?

3. How did Yeats travel to Stockholm?

4. What two things did Yeats say were separate entities?

5. What did some of Yeats's friends all have dreams of?

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