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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moore want to become involved in?

2. How did Yeats feel when he was around Lady Gregory?

3. What was referenced many times in Synge's last play?

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

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

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 Moore do that irritated Yeats most of all?

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

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

6. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Yeats endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Yeats and Synge are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two authors.

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