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

2. What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings?

3. What did Yeats say the world was too preoccupied with?

4. What caused Lady Gregory to move to her country estate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Michael Davitt?

3. What did the Nobel winners do after receiving their awards, and why?

4. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

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

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

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

8. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Yeats have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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