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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 8, Sonnets to Orpheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the swan symbolize?
(a) Angels.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fidelity.
(d) Family.

2. Who was the Greek mistress of the elegiac verse form?
(a) Elegis.
(b) Elega.
(c) Legise.
(d) Elegais.

3. In which instrument does Rilke believe Orpheus is perceivable?
(a) Harmonica.
(b) Tamborine.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Lyre.

4. What of the following are not themes in Rilke's poems in Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Animals.
(b) Weather.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Women.

5. In the poem about faces, what do vast numbers of things appear to be?
(a) Shallow.
(b) Infinite.
(c) Light.
(d) Heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?

2. According to the poet, what is the main concern of the living?

3. Which of the following is a characteristic of the abnormal women in Rilke's poem?

4. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 3?

5. How did the women described in Rilke's poem about the ancient women dress?

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