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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. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Faulkner.

2. What made Taylor so close to insane?
(a) His past experiences.
(b) His paranoia.
(c) His shyness.
(d) His rigid beliefs.

3. Who often shared Yeats's visions?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) Mary.
(d) His uncle.

4. Why did Dowson say he drank so much?
(a) To ignite his imagination.
(b) A lost love.
(c) A pointless life.
(d) A dead mother.

5. What did Yeats say got him interested in studying what he taught his sponsor?
(a) His father's rigidness.
(b) Dreams from his youth.
(c) The teaching of a college professor.
(d) Strange childhood events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

2. What caused some of Yeats's family members to withdraw from his visits?

3. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

4. What did Yeats think his writing was full of when he met MacGregor?

5. What playwright did Yeats enjoy when he returned to Bedford Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was MacGregor obsessed with when he lived in Paris?

2. What kind of work was considered for sponsorship in the National Literary Society?

3. What happened when Yeats fell in love for the first time?

4. How did Yeats's opinion of Russel change when he saw him with the theosophists?

5. How did Mary Battle display her second sight before Yeats came to live at the house?

6. How did Yeats feel when he learned more about his spiritual side?

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

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

9. How did Yeats feel about Oscar Wilde when he met the famous author?

10. What helped Yeats find his own voice?

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