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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrative character speaks to women in the streets, where do they speak from?
(a) Benches.
(b) Doorways.
(c) Porches.
(d) Windows.

2. What language did Rilke speak living in Bohemia?
(a) German.
(b) Russian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

3. In "Requiem for a Friend," which of the following is left unclear?
(a) The narrative character's friend's name.
(b) The narrative character's gender.
(c) The narrator's thoughts on traveling.
(d) The feelings of the narrator for the person who died.

4. Which poem most portrays the power of classical theme in poetry?
(a) "The Flamingos."
(b) "Black Cat."
(c) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(d) "Alcestis."

5. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?
(a) Pay homage.
(b) Study the movements they make.
(c) Advertise for a zoo.
(d) Emphasize how captivity is bad for animals.

6. What is "Requiem for a Friend" about?
(a) Love for a best friend.
(b) Fear when a baby is born.
(c) Failure to save somebody.
(d) Fear after somebody has died.

7. What is a result of the discrepancy in translation in "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Regret.
(b) Expansion.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Creativity.

8. What are the ancient women that Rilke describes called?
(a) Hermetia.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Heterae.
(d) Hetrio.

9. Which animal's motions are most notable through Rilke's poems?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Panther.
(c) Swan.
(d) Gazelle.

10. How did the Bohemians feel about the country being annexed?
(a) Liberated.
(b) Confused.
(c) Tolerant.
(d) Unhappy.

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

12. Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the gazelle poem?
(a) Rilke did not intend to rhyme, but he did.
(b) The rhyme scheme was somewhat preserved in translation.
(c) Rilke did not rhyme, but the translator did.
(d) The vocabulary is very tense, so the rhyme is overlooked.

13. Which of the following scenarios does Rilke use to describe pain?
(a) The panther is trapped, unable to exert his power.
(b) The gazelle is graceful but must always run from predators.
(c) The pigeon is unable to find a nest.
(d) The swan can never find a real home.

14. Which of the following is a theme in "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Falling.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Creating.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What of the following are not themes in Rilke's poems in Book 1, Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the author of Greek tragedies?

3. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?

4. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?

5. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?

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