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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 Davitt think politicians could not understand?

2. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?

3. What did Synge accept just before he died?

4. What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Moore do that irritated Yeats most of all?

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

5. What did Lady Gregory do for Yeats?

6. Who was hired to write a Gaelic play for the theater, and how did Yeats view this writer?

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

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

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

10. How did Yeats feel when he found out he was being considered for the Nobel Prize of Literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Freedom was a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in this plot affect the main people in Yeats's life?

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