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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 the public lacked?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Forsight.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Logic.

2. What did Yeats say made Moore's writing improve?
(a) His time in the company of writers.
(b) His love affairs.
(c) His time in the theater.
(d) His criticism.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What impressed Yeats about the person who wrote a Gaelic play for him?

2. What did Yeats say a writer had to do to be appreciated?

3. What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings?

4. What did Moore want to become involved in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

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

3. What did Yeats say was ruining the Ireland he loved?

4. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

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

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

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

8. What happened when Yeats got to Stockholm, and how did he feel about this?

9. What was Yeats usually feeling when he wrote in his diaries?

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

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