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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bounty of Sweden,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Maud treated by the public?
(a) Like a felon.
(b) They ignored her.
(c) Like a celebrity.
(d) They were rude to her.

2. What did Yeats often think of his father's opinion?
(a) It was too extreme.
(b) It was exactly right.
(c) It was not logical.
(d) It was wrong.

3. What impressed Yeats about the person who wrote a Gaelic play for him?
(a) Their plot line was so intricate.
(b) They wrote all day long.
(c) They were fast and professional.
(d) They were open to critiques.

4. What kind of person did Yeats say the public did not understand about artists?
(a) Their motives.
(b) Their genius.
(c) Their process.
(d) Their struggle.

5. What does Yeats say most people find in poetry?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Desire.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Hidden thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Yeats watch react to instincts when he was an older man?

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

3. What was Synge's final play?

4. Where did Yeats write about how his work made him feel?

5. How did Yeats travel to Stockholm?

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