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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 some of Yeats's friends all have dreams of?
(a) Synge's death.
(b) War planes over head.
(c) Yeats's wedding.
(d) The fall of the English government.

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

3. What did Davitt think politicians could not understand?
(a) Logic.
(b) Finances.
(c) Peasants.
(d) International matters.

4. Why was Yeats hesitant to put Synge's last play on the stage?
(a) It was not finished.
(b) He was intimidated by its depth.
(c) It was personal to him.
(d) He was dealing with his grief.

5. How did Yeats feel about his writing after his first book was published?
(a) It was very original.
(b) It was too ornamental.
(c) It sounded like a stranger's voice.
(d) It was on the road to perfection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say caused comedy in literature?

2. What did Yeats say the public lacked?

3. What did Yeats dream about when he was living with Symons?

4. What season did Yeats like to spend with Lady Gregory?

5. Why was Yeats afraid to ask his best friend permission for something he wanted to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two things was Yeats adamant about remaining separate from each other?

3. Who was Michael Davitt?

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

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

6. What did Yeats say was the main difference between religion and spirituality?

7. What did Lady Gregory do for Yeats?

8. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

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

10. What was Synge's last play, and how was it received?

(see the answer keys)

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