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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young poet request in his third letter to Rilke?
(a) Suggestions for further reading.
(b) A list of publishers to whom the poet can send his work.
(c) Copies of Rilke's books.
(d) Advice on writing sonnets.

2. In what year does Rilke write the fourth letter?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1908.

3. What does Rilke say about everything that is serious?
(a) "Everything serious can be found in art."
(b) "Everything serious can be solved through love."
(c) "Everything serious is actually simple."
(d) "Everything serious is difficult."

4. Rilke indicates that in the future, men and women will approach each other differently than they do at the time of his writing. How will they approach each other?
(a) Not as opposites, but as human beings.
(b) Not as sexual objects, but as human beings.
(c) Not as enemies, but as friends.
(d) Not as lovers, but as friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the third letter, what does Rilke say he wishes he could do for the young poet but is unable to do?

3. In the first letter, in what manner does Rilke suggest the young poet can tend to his personal growth?

4. What does Rilke advise the young poet to buy in letter three?

5. In the first letter, which of the young poet's pieces does Rilke say demonstrates the most talent?

(see the answer key)

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