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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dragon-Princess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Rilke write the "Woman's Lament" poems?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1925.

2. What does Rilke suggest we do to the possible dangers at hand in life?
(a) Conquer them.
(b) Try to love them.
(c) Arrest them.
(d) Run from them.

3. In the Introduction to "Rilke's Poems on Other Difficulties," Mood writes that Rilke "began as a bit of a sticky late ______."
(a) Absurdist.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Dadaist.
(d) Surrealist.

4. In "The Dragon-Princess," Rilke writes that the feeling one might have placed in total isolation, is "an abandonment to something inexpressible would almost ______ him."
(a) Intensify.
(b) Annihilate.
(c) Overwhelm.
(d) Dissipate.

5. The commentator concludes the introduction to Rilke's love poetry in saying, "Rilke's poetry is somewhat precious and even _______."
(a) Ephemeral.
(b) Effiminate.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Masculine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rilke writes, "So for him who becomes solitary, all distances, all measures ____."

2. What is the name of the artists' colony in Russian where Rilke was further influenced in his writing?

3. Rilke writes in one letter, "Almost everything ______ is difficult, and everything is _______."

4. What "gesture" must one know in order to write?

5. Rilke suggests to the reader in "The Dragon-Princess," "we must assume our existence as _____ as we in any way can."

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