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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rilke say is wrong with men?
(a) Men oppress women.
(b) Men are too dominant.
(c) Men are too focused on the physical.
(d) Men undervalue what they love.

3. In what year does Rilke write the fifth letter?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1908.

4. Why has it taken so long for Rilke to reply to the young poet with his seventh letter?
(a) Rilke had been traveling.
(b) Rilke had forgotten about the letter.
(c) Rilke had been ill.
(d) Rilke had left the letter in a different city.

5. In the first letter, in what manner does Rilke suggest the young poet can tend to his personal growth?
(a) Quietly and seriously.
(b) Patiently.
(c) Publicly.
(d) Aggressively.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rilke says that as time passes, women will stop doing what?

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 type of poem does Rilke enclose with the seventh letter?

4. How does Rilke note that the future change in the role of women affects love?

5. Which letter from the young poet is Rilke responding to with his fourth letter?

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