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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. Who did Yeats think was not appreciated during his life?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Synge.

2. How did Yeats feel when Synge's death went unnoticed?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

3. What was O'Grady's first name?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Standish.
(d) Stramish.

4. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?
(a) Slitho.
(b) Sligo.
(c) Slitto.
(d) Slingo.

5. What did Yeats compare poetry to?
(a) A religion.
(b) A country.
(c) A war with words.
(d) A young person in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Yeats and his sponsor do while they discussed what Yeats taught him?

2. Who did Yeats live with when he started the National Literary Society?

3. What was Maud doing when she needed protection?

4. What did Yeats have visions of?

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

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