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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "To Holderlin," which of the following is referenced in the first stanza?
(a) Love and how long it lasts.
(b) Physics and chemistry.
(c) Speed and motion.
(d) Space and stars.

2. What topic does the first elegy introduce?
(a) Love.
(b) Demons.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Angels.

3. What does the poet become frustrated by in "Sonnets to Orpheus"?
(a) His conscience.
(b) The limits of being a human.
(c) HIs lack of love.
(d) His inability to be an animal.

4. What does Rilke refer to as "pampered favorites"?
(a) Women who can work from home.
(b) Scenes of the natural world.
(c) Children who attend private school.
(d) Genuine emotions.

5. What is similar about each elegy in Book 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Setting.
(b) Length.
(c) Diction.
(d) Subject.

6. How many elegies are contained in Chapter 7?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

7. Which of the following feelings is not experienced by the poet in the first elegy of Book 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Joy.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Unworthiness.

8. In the first elegy, what happens to the images as the poem continues?
(a) They become more reluctant to reveal information to the reader.
(b) They grow more spacious and remain descriptive.
(c) They become less descriptive.
(d) They become more confusing and deluded.

9. In one paragraph in the poem about faces, what has a woman fallen into?
(a) A well.
(b) A dark hole.
(c) An ocean.
(d) Herself.

10. How many poems are in Book 1, Chapter 6?
(a) 4.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. How are the poems in Book 1, Chapter 5 written?
(a) In poem form.
(b) In prose.
(c) In short story form.
(d) In song form.

12. According to Rilke's suggestion, which of the following should be used to remember Orpheus?
(a) A large memorial site.
(b) Dead ornaments.
(c) Live roses.
(d) Feasts.

13. What is sonnet II-4 about?
(a) Education.
(b) Function of the mind.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Music.

14. In the elegy, Rilke wonders if an angel will hear _______.
(a) Cries.
(b) Love.
(c) Anger.
(d) Amazement.

15. How many parts is "Uncollected Poems" divided into?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poem about faces called?

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

3. Which of the following does Rilke use in his elegies to move readers?

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

5. What is markedly distinct about "To Music"?

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