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

2. What did Yeats say gave poetic words passion?
(a) Belief.
(b) Despair.
(c) Love.
(d) Lust.

3. What did Synge accept just before he died?
(a) His lack of success.
(b) His estrangement from society.
(c) His belief in God.
(d) His impending death.

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

5. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Literature.
(d) Grammar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats want to do to make the Gaelic play a success?

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

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

4. Who did Yeats think deserved his Nobel Prize more than himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Yeats do to make the Gaelic play a success, and how was this plan almost ruined?

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

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

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

5. Who was Michael Davitt?

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

7. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

8. What was Yeats happy about when Synge's last play was performed?

9. What did Yeats want to ask of Synge before his death, and why didn't he?

10. What did Moore do that irritated Yeats most of all?

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