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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 2, New Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following do not describe a poem in Rilke's book?
(a) Time of day.
(b) A clown in the park trying to make a living.
(c) A panther in a cage.
(d) Rilke's father before Rilke was born.

2. What does the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One" focus on?
(a) Pain.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Relationship.
(d) Weather.

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

4. Who might find the introduction before the poems most informative?
(a) Those who do not know about Bohemia or Rilke.
(b) Those who do not know about poem format.
(c) Those who do not agree with Rilke's opinions.
(d) Those who do not know about Germany's wars.

5. Which of the following scenarios does Rilke use to describe pain?
(a) The gazelle is graceful but must always run from predators.
(b) The swan can never find a real home.
(c) The panther is trapped, unable to exert his power.
(d) The pigeon is unable to find a nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rilke feel at the beginning of "I am the Anxious One"?

2. In the poem "I am the Anxious One," which stanza is the longest?

3. Which animal is described as being able to escape a more powerful animal?

4. In the poem about the gazelle, which of the following is included?

5. When were the poems published in Book 1, Chapter 2 ?

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