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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 Rilke call himself in relation to the young poet at the end of the first letter?
(a) A master.
(b) A sage.
(c) An expert.
(d) A stranger.

2. In the second letter, who does Rilke cite as his artistic influences?
(a) Shakespeare and Beethoven.
(b) The writer of the Psalms and Shakespeare.
(c) Jens Peter Jacobsen and the writer of the Psalms.
(d) Jens Peter Jacobsen and Auguste Rodin.

3. Where is the young poet who is the recipient of the letters studying when he begins to receive correspondence from Rilke?
(a) A military academy in Paris.
(b) A military academy in Germany.
(c) A military acdemy in Oslo.
(d) A military academy in Prague.

4. What type of locale is Rilke in as he is writing the fourth letter to the young poet?
(a) A southern seaside.
(b) A city.
(c) A rural plain.
(d) A farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young poet who is the recipient of the letters contained in this volume?

2. What does Rilke say the young poet should do if he determines he should not be a poet?

3. What has brought Rilke to the place from where he writes the second letter?

4. Why has Rilke come to the place where he composes the fourth letter?

5. What acquaintance do Rilke and the young poet have in common?

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