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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 3, New Poems II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is included in the final poem of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Various religious figures.
(b) Roofs and floors.
(c) Sea animals.
(d) Space and stars.

2. Which of the following is the name of one of Rilke's poems?
(a) "Orpheus. Alcestis. Apollo."
(b) "Apollo. Hermes. Eurydice."
(c) "Saint. Hermes. Alcestis."
(d) "Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes."

3. Where was Rilke from?
(a) Australia.
(b) Bohemia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

4. In which way are the poems in the book presented?
(a) By subject.
(b) Alphabetical order.
(c) Chronologically.
(d) By the location in which they were written.

5. What became of Bohemia?
(a) It was divided up among several different countries.
(b) It became Czechoslovakia.
(c) It became part of Russia.
(d) It became a part of Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 2?

2. What does the swan symbolize?

3. Which poem has the following line: "Then all at once the messenger is there"?

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

5. Who answered questions on Apollo's behalf?

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