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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what holiday does the young poet write his third letter to Rilke?
(a) Easter.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Epiphany.

2. What is Rilke's salutation at the end of the first letter?
(a) "Yours faithfully and with all sympathy."
(b) "Yours faithfully."
(c) "With gratitude and happiness."
(d) "Warmest regards."

3. In what year is Rilke's second letter composed?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1903.

4. How old is the young poet when he begins corresponding with Rilke?
(a) 12.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 28.

5. What type of poetry does Rilke advise the poet not to write?
(a) Narrative poems.
(b) Epics.
(c) Love poems and other common forms.
(d) Lyric poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does Rilke write the second letter?

2. What does Rilke call himself in relation to the young poet at the end of the first letter?

3. What does the young poet request in his third letter to Rilke?

4. How does Rilke advise the young poet to view sex?

5. How does Rilke say one can know if a poem is good?

(see the answer key)

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