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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helped Yeats break free from imitating his father's style?
(a) Spiritualism.
(b) A dream.
(c) A talk with a teacher.
(d) Mysticism.

2. What was Yeats's grandfather's occupation?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Sailor.

3. What did the general's nephew ask to not be served during a visit?
(a) Fish.
(b) Beef.
(c) Pork.
(d) Chicken.

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

5. What would Yeats and his sponsor do while they discussed what Yeats taught him?
(a) Fish in the stream.
(b) Drink in a tavern.
(c) Sit in chairs.
(d) Take long walks.

6. Who did Yeats's medium call the spirits she got her information from?
(a) The Drifters.
(b) The Masters.
(c) The Floaters.
(d) The Gods.

7. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?
(a) Public affection.
(b) Voicing their opinions.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Alcohol.

8. Who often shared Yeats's visions?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Mary.
(d) His wife.

9. What did Yeats think every man had the ability to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Have visions.
(c) Think philosophically.
(d) Express himself.

10. What did MacGregor say could trigger thoughts?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Winds.
(d) Smells.

11. What did Yeats teach his sponsor about?
(a) Theosophism.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Cabbalistic symbols.
(d) Socialism.

12. Who did Shaw blame when his play was received badly?
(a) The government.
(b) The producers.
(c) The audience.
(d) The actors.

13. What strange thing did Johnson do when he met Yeats?
(a) Sing songs in the midle of conversations.
(b) Pretend to be God.
(c) Foretell the future.
(d) Quote fantasy conversations.

14. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?
(a) She was too good for him.
(b) She was engaged to another man.
(c) She was much too young for him.
(d) She was much too old for him.

15. What did many of Wilde's friends encourage him to do?
(a) Make an apology letter.
(b) Continue writing.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Fight for his rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the poetry society Yeats formed with Rhys?

2. What did the members of the Rhymer's Club do to support each other's work?

3. What was Mary Battle's occupation?

4. What caused Wilde to lose respect in his writing?

5. Where did Yeats like to sleep at night while in Dublin?

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