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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Estrangement: Extracts from a Diary Kept in 1909,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dowson say he drank so much?
(a) To ignite his imagination.
(b) A lost love.
(c) A pointless life.
(d) A dead mother.

2. What was the most controversial part of Countess Cathleen?
(a) A man beats a woman.
(b) A Catholic priest is the villain.
(c) An Irish man wants to be English.
(d) A woman sells her soul to the devil.

3. What did Yeats think his writing was full of when he met MacGregor?
(a) Logical flaws.
(b) Generalizations.
(c) Copied styles.
(d) Cliches.

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

5. What did Yeats want to do to make the Gaelic play a success?
(a) Post advertisements.
(b) Hire a famous actress.
(c) Make an apology about Countess Cathleen.
(d) Have Lady Gregory give the Prologue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MacGregor teach Yeats about?

2. How did Hyde promote Irish literature?

3. Why was Yeats afraid to ask his best friend permission for something he wanted to do?

4. Why was Yeats happy that O'Leary was dead before Playboy of the Western World was presented?

5. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

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