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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In whose handwriting does the poem Rilke enclosed with his seventh letter appear?
(a) Kappus'.
(b) Rilke's.
(c) Professor Horacek's.
(d) Rilke's wife's.

2. What writer and personal acquaintance does Rilke discuss in letter three?
(a) Richard Strauss.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Richard Dehmel.
(d) Professor Horacek.

3. 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 sad and lonely.
(c) The young poet is suffering from writer's block.
(d) The young poet is enjoying his new career.

4. What does Rilke say in the seventh letter about things that are difficult?
(a) Things that are difficult should be avoided.
(b) Things that are difficult are worth doing or experiencing.
(c) Things that are difficult are usually not the things that are best for us.
(d) Things that are difficult enhance our discipline.

5. What does Rilke ask the young poet to do for him at the end of the first letter?
(a) Write a letter to the young poet's school informing the school of Rilke's success.
(b) Visit his mother.
(c) Tell Professor Horacek of Rilke's esteem for him.
(d) Distribute Rilke's books to the young poet's friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does the young poet write his third letter to Rilke?

2. In the fourth letter, who does Rilke say is more similar than people think?

3. What type of poetry does Rilke advise the poet not to write?

4. How does Rilke note that the future change in the role of women affects love?

5. How does Rilke say one can know if a poem is good?

(see the answer key)

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