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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Mary Battle's occupation?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Servant.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Artist.

4. How was Russell seen among the theosophists?
(a) The follower.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The leader.
(d) The sponsor.

5. Who wrote a short story about a man questioning God about life?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Synge.
(c) Wilde.
(d) Yeats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

2. What kind of college did Hyde attend?

3. What happened to make Yeats interested in religion?

4. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?

5. What was O'Grady's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shaw blame for the poor reception of his first play in England, and how was this received?

2. What special gift did Russel have that he used to help other people?

3. How did Yeats view Bernard Shaw after getting to know him?

4. When did Yeats start his interest in spiritual things?

5. Who did Morris remind Yeats of, and what did Morris teach Yeats?

6. Who did Yeats get to be his sponsor, and what kind of man was he?

7. How did Yeats meet Dowden, and what did Dowden teach Yeats?

8. How did Hyde and O'Grady help to promote Irish literature?

9. What did Yeats realize while watching his daughter when he was an older man?

10. What helped Yeats find his own voice?

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