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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. Who did Yeats ask to write a Gaelic play?
(a) Hyde.
(b) Davitt.
(c) Maud.
(d) Martyn.

2. What did Yeats talk about at the Royal Academy of Sweden?
(a) His childhood.
(b) Irish Theater.
(c) His feelings about literature.
(d) English History.

3. What did Symons dream about when he was living with Yeats?
(a) A ship.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A tree.
(d) A burning flag.

4. Where was the Nobel Prize reception held?
(a) A fancy hotel.
(b) The Royal Palace.
(c) The docks.
(d) The National Convention Center.

5. Why did the award winners return to their seats backwards after getting their prizes?
(a) To avoid turning their backs to the Royal Family.
(b) To show their respect for the future.
(c) To keep from falling down the stairs.
(d) To avoid seeing how large the audience was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who almost ruined Yeats's plan to make the Gaelic play a success?

2. What did Moore do that made Yeats incredibly upset?

3. What did Moore want to become involved in?

4. What did Lady Gregory want Yeats to stop writing?

5. What does Yeats say most people find in poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the public treat Maud?

2. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

3. Who was Michael Davitt?

4. What led Yeats to spend so much time with Lady Gregory?

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

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

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

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

9. What was Yeats thinking about while he was being presented to the Royal Family?

10. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

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