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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 9, More Sonnets to Orpheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author express in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Happiness.

2. What marks each section of poems in "Uncollected Poems"?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Words.
(c) Roman numerals.
(d) Letters.

3. What is the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) "For the Sake of a Single Poem."
(b) "The Prodigal Son."
(c) "Fear."
(d) "The Bird Feeders."

4. Which word best describes Rilke in the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One'?
(a) A builder.
(b) A lover.
(c) A complainer.
(d) A dreamer.

5. In II-24, what did humans create?
(a) Life.
(b) Science.
(c) Gods.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following people does Rilke paint a picture of through poetry?

3. What is the subject of sonnet II-8?

4. What did the women in Rilke's poem about ancient women overcome?

5. In which instrument does Rilke believe Orpheus is perceivable?

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