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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Rilke come to the place where he composes the fourth letter?
(a) To write in solitude.
(b) To improve his health.
(c) To visit his family.
(d) To meet with his publisher.

2. Where is Rilke when he writes the second letter?
(a) Viareggio, near Pisa, Italy.
(b) Athens, Greece.
(c) Florence, Italy.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

3. Which letter from the young poet is Rilke responding to with his fourth letter?
(a) The young poet's letter of May 2, 1903.
(b) The young poet's letter of Easter, 1903.
(c) The young poet's letter of Easter, 1907.
(d) The young poet's letter of May 2, 1908.

4. What does Rilke view as a challenge of the young poet's new profession?
(a) Its lack of free time.
(b) Its lack of creativity.
(c) Its adherence to convention.
(d) Its rigorous hours.

5. To what does Rilke compare artistic experience?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sex.
(d) Transcendence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rilke say individuals can help prepare for God's coming?

2. In the first letter, in what manner does Rilke suggest the young poet can tend to his personal growth?

3. In the third letter, Rilke requests that the young poet avoid something. What is it that he asks the poet to avoid?

4. In the first letter the young poet sent to Rilke along with his poems, what does he ask of Rilke?

5. What does Rilke say about everything that is serious?

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