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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 was Maud treated by the public?
(a) They were rude to her.
(b) They ignored her.
(c) Like a celebrity.
(d) Like a felon.

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

3. What was Moore's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Theater owner.

4. What caused Lady Gregory to move to her country estate?
(a) Her inheritance was taken away.
(b) Her husband died.
(c) Her son was killed.
(d) She lost part of her fortune.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say was invulnerable to misinterpretation?

2. What did Yeats want to ask his best friend permission to do?

3. How did Yeats feel when Synge's death went unnoticed?

4. What did Yeats say the public lacked?

5. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

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

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

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

6. What did Lady Gregory do for Yeats?

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

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

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

10. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

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