Letters to a Young Poet Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Letters to a Young Poet Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the close of letter eight, what does Rilke tell the poet about people who give him advice?
(a) The young poet should be skeptical of people who give him advice.
(b) People who give the young poet advice have had troubled times in their lives, as well.
(c) The young poet should avoid people who give him advice.
(d) People who give the young poet advice should look to their own troubles.

2. In what year is Rilke's sixth letter written?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1908.

3. What does Rilke say is "the only courage demanded of us"?
(a) The courage to be prepared for the unknown or unexpected.
(b) The courage o be solitary.
(c) The courage to create.
(d) The courage to love.

4. To what does Rilke compare people who are preparing for God?
(a) Bees.
(b) Roses.
(c) Poems.
(d) Fools.

5. What does Rilke claim a sadness indicates about a person's life or self?
(a) A loss.
(b) A transition.
(c) A fear.
(d) A realization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke say about fears in the world in letter eight?

2. Rilke says that there is only one thing that "can grasp and hold and be just toward" art. What is that thing?

3. What famous author does Rilke reference in letter eight?

4. How long has Rilke been in the city from which he writes the fifth letter?

5. What does the young poet write about in his third letter to Rilke that Rilke mentions in his letter back to the young poet?

(see the answer key)

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