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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 4, Requiem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is used in Rilke's poetry that has been passed down through Greek tragedies?
(a) Creon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) Alcestis.

2. Where was Rilke from?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Australia.

3. How did the women described in Rilke's poem about the ancient women dress?
(a) In bathing suits.
(b) Similar to men.
(c) In Victorian gowns.
(d) In animal patterns.

4. What did the women in Rilke's poem about ancient women overcome?
(a) Raising children.
(b) Bad reputations.
(c) Restrictive roles.
(d) Pressures of education.

5. Which of the following is included in the final poem of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Sea animals.
(b) Various religious figures.
(c) Roofs and floors.
(d) Space and stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author express in "Requiem for a Friend"?

2. How did the Bohemians feel about the country being annexed?

3. Which of the following do not describe a poem in Rilke's book?

4. What does the swan symbolize?

5. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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