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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 topic does the first elegy introduce?
(a) Angels.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Love.
(d) Demons.

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

3. How does Rilke make up for writing in generalized poetic form?
(a) He creates dynamic settings.
(b) He introuces new characters randomly.
(c) He varies the tone from line to line.
(d) He varies line length.

4. Who is described as being "like a thief climbing in my window"?
(a) The poet.
(b) An animal.
(c) The poet's mother.
(d) The poet's friend.

5. In one paragraph in the poem about faces, what has a woman fallen into?
(a) Herself.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A dark hole.
(d) A well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poems are in Book 1, Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the poem that suggests that even going back to ancient times, there was hustle and bustle?

3. How are the poems in "Sonnets to Orpheus" (Book 1, Chapter 8) named?

4. The poems in Book 1, Chapter 7 are listed as being written during ____________.

5. In Book 1, Chapter 5, what does Rilke intentionally use to describe a short scene from real life?

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