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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Death of Synge,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season did Yeats like to spend with Lady Gregory?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

2. What was Hyde unable to do to any artist?
(a) Read their work.
(b) Copy their style.
(c) Criticize them.
(d) Applaud them.

3. What did Yeats say a writer had to do to be appreciated?
(a) Go to prison.
(b) Get sick.
(c) Write volumes and volumes.
(d) Die.

4. What was referenced many times in Synge's last play?
(a) Hell.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Religion.
(d) Death.

5. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?
(a) Going on a speaking tour.
(b) Confronting a corrupt government official.
(c) Presenting a controversial work of art.
(d) Performing in a controversial play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats dream about when he was living with Symons?

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

3. How did Yeats feel about his writing after his first book was published?

4. Where was Playboy of the Western World presented?

5. What was Yeats told to avoid in his trance-like state?

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