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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dramatis Personae: 1896-1902,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Faulkner.

2. Why did the starving artist refuse the job that Yeats found for her?
(a) It was too far from her home.
(b) She did not like her boss.
(c) There were too many restrictions.
(d) It would not be true to her art.

3. Who sponsored Yeats's books after the Society didn't?
(a) His father.
(b) His old teacher.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

4. How did Yeats cure a boy?
(a) Had him stare at a symbol.
(b) Used faith healing.
(c) Cleansed his aura.
(d) Painted symbols on his face.

5. What playwright did Yeats enjoy when he returned to Bedford Park?
(a) Synge.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Rhys.
(d) Ibsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Playboy of the Western World presented?

2. Who wrote Countess Cathleen?

3. Where was Rhys from?

4. What caused Johnson to be poor and destitute?

5. What caused some of Yeats's family members to withdraw from his visits?

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