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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what holiday does the young poet write his third letter to Rilke?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

2. What does the sixth letter reveal about the state of the young poet?
(a) The young poet is relishing his solitude.
(b) The young poet is suffering from writer's block.
(c) The young poet is enjoying his new career.
(d) The young poet is sad and lonely.

3. In letter three, what does Rilke claim to be the most important element of becoming an artist?
(a) Patience.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Love.
(d) Open-mindedness.

4. What does Rilke call himself in relation to the young poet at the end of the first letter?
(a) A sage.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A master.
(d) An expert.

5. In the fourth letter, what does Rilke say he wishes human beings are more reverent toward?
(a) Art.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Independence.
(d) Their sexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Rilke instruct the young poet to derive inspiration?

2. Where is Rilke when he writes the second letter?

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

4. Why does Rilke delay so long in replying to the young poet's fifth letter?

5. Where does Rilke say humans should look for lessons on how to approach sex and pleasure?

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