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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 7, Duino Elegies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the poem that mentions Hermes?
(a) Mediterranean Sea.
(b) Indian Ocean.
(c) Africa.
(d) London.

2. In Rilke's description of supplication, from whom does the man expect to receive assistance?
(a) A mysterious woman.
(b) An angry god.
(c) Sent angels.
(d) An ancient Greek god.

3. In the elegy, Rilke wonders if an angel will hear _______.
(a) Amazement.
(b) Cries.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

4. Which of the following is lacking in Rilke's elegies?
(a) Structure.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Figurative language.
(d) Diction.

5. In the elegy about angels, "Every angel is ______."
(a) Angry.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) Demonic.
(d) Passive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each elegy is named with ___________________.

2. What is the name of the poem following "Ibsen"?

3. In the second stanza of the first elegy in Book 1, Chapter 7, "A ____ rolled toward you."

4. In which poem is it relevant that religion has changed since Greek mythology?

5. According to Rilke, what do poems written in one's youth lack?

(see the answer key)

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