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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 6, Uncollected Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is described as being able to escape a more powerful animal?
(a) Bird.
(b) Panther.
(c) Swan.
(d) Gazelle.

2. The author's message in "Requiem for a Friend" is that when something is lost, it is also _________.
(a) Joyous.
(b) Missed.
(c) Hated.
(d) Preserved.

3. What is the name of the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) "I long for the Lord's ability to stay in my life."
(b) "I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all."
(c) "I yearn for desire in each acquaintance."
(d) "I find peace in the world, high and low."

4. What does the panther serve to be a symbol of?
(a) The sun rising each morning.
(b) The German legal system.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Natural power.

5. What follows from "I have my dead"?
(a) And I keep them close.
(b) And I want to die.
(c) And I have let them go.
(d) And I let them live.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of Book 1, Chapter 4?

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

4. Who might find the introduction before the poems most informative?

5. What is the annexation of Bohemia compared to in the introduction?

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