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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what manner does Rilke say people should approach love?
(a) As children.
(b) As apprentices.
(c) As teachers.
(d) As students.

3. What does Rilke thank the young poet for at the end of the first letter?
(a) The young poet's effort.
(b) The young poet's admiration.
(c) The young poet's talent.
(d) The young poet's confidence.

4. How long has Rilke been in the city from which he writes the fifth letter?
(a) Six days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

5. In the fourth letter, what does Rilke instruct the young poet to do regarding the poet's unanswered questions?
(a) Seek answers from poetry.
(b) Seek answers from artists.
(c) Love the questions.
(d) Seek answers in solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke advise the young poet to seek in regard to his sexuality?

2. What two aspects of human life does Rilke claim have no explanation?

3. What does the sixth letter reveal about the state of the young poet?

4. Rilke writes that "most events are inexpressible," and says that one category of things is more inexpressible than all the rest. What is this category?

5. How does the young poet describe the writer and personal acquaintance Rilke mentions?

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