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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. Who annexed Rilke's part of Czech Bohemia with World War I?
(a) Austria.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

2. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?
(a) Somebody having a feeling in a way that is a noun.
(b) City of Time.
(c) Somebody who is always anxious.
(d) Somebody who does not understand anxiety.

3. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?
(a) Pay homage.
(b) Emphasize how captivity is bad for animals.
(c) Advertise for a zoo.
(d) Study the movements they make.

4. Which of the following people does Rilke paint a picture of through poetry?
(a) His favorite pet.
(b) His mother.
(c) Himself.
(d) His country's leader.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the Bohemians feel about the country being annexed?

3. What did the women in Rilke's poem about ancient women overcome?

4. Which of the following do not describe a poem in Rilke's book?

5. How old is Rilke's family member in the poem that describes them?

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