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

2. What word did Yeats use to describe Maud?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Insane.
(c) Devoted.
(d) Beautiful.

3. Who wrote Countess Cathleen?
(a) Synge.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Wilde.
(d) Moore.

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

5. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?
(a) Presenting a controversial work of art.
(b) Confronting a corrupt government official.
(c) Performing in a controversial play.
(d) Going on a speaking tour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say was invulnerable to misinterpretation?

2. What kind of person did Yeats say the public did not understand about artists?

3. What was Maud's occupation?

4. Which of the following was NOT a gift given to Yeats by Lady Gregory?

5. Who did Yeats ask to write a Gaelic play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

3. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

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

5. What did Lady Gregory do for Yeats?

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

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

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

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

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

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