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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 8, Sonnets to Orpheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following poems has the theme of being held back?
(a) The poem about the swan.
(b) The poem about the gazelle.
(c) The poem about ancient women.
(d) The poem about the panther.

2. Which of the following is most unique to Rilke?
(a) Voice.
(b) Format.
(c) Diction.
(d) Allusion.

3. When Orpheus is called in one of the sonnets, who gathers to listen in silence?
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Every human in the world.
(d) Every European person.

4. In what years were the "Uncollected Poems" written?
(a) 1926-1928.
(b) 1913-1918.
(c) 1910-1916.
(d) 1990-1995.

5. What is the tone of the first poem in "Sonnets to Orpheus"?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Content.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?

2. In Greek mythology, what did the sun readily take on the guise of?

3. According to Rilke's suggestion, which of the following should be used to remember Orpheus?

4. Each elegy is named with ___________________.

5. The author's message in "Requiem for a Friend" is that when something is lost, it is also _________.

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