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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 start worshiping after he was put in a trance?
(a) The stars.
(b) The sun.
(c) The moon.
(d) The ocean.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Nobel Prize reception held?

2. What did Synge accept just before he died?

3. What did Lady Gregory promise to help Yeats raise money for?

4. What was Yeats struggling to write when he met Lady Gregory?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Yeats write about in his letters to Lady Gregory?

2. Who was hired to write a Gaelic play for the theater, and how did Yeats view this writer?

3. How did Moore act when the theater ran into financial problems?

4. How did Yeats feel when he found out he was being considered for the Nobel Prize of Literature?

5. What did Yeats say the duty of the writer was?

6. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

7. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

8. Who was Michael Davitt?

9. How did Synge feel about his impending death, and how was this viewed by his friends?

10. What kind of speeches did Maud give when Yeats accompanied her?

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