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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. According to the poet, what is the main concern of the living?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Joy.
(d) Death.

2. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?
(a) Somebody having a feeling in a way that is a noun.
(b) City of Time.
(c) Somebody who does not understand anxiety.
(d) Somebody who is always anxious.

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

4. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) "The Hours."
(b) "Anxious One."
(c) "The City of Time."
(d) "Time Square."

5. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Persuasive.
(b) Argument.
(c) Angry.
(d) Observation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1, what can be found in all things in life?

2. What follows from "I have my dead"?

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

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

5. In the last sonnet of Book 1, Chapter 9, what does Rilke pay homage to?

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