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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. What is the name of the last poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) "Heaven in Glory."
(b) "Fame in Glory."
(c) "Buddha in Faith."
(d) "Buddha in Glory."
2. In which poem is personification most relevant?
(a) "Schwarze Katze."
(b) "Alcestis."
(c) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(d) "The Flamingos."
3. What is the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) "The Bird Feeders."
(b) "For the Sake of a Single Poem."
(c) "Fear."
(d) "The Prodigal Son."
4. Which of the following does Rilke use in his elegies to move readers?
(a) Illustrations.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Irony.
(d) Emotive language.
5. In which poem is it relevant that religion has changed since Greek mythology?
(a) "Schwarze Katze."
(b) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(c) "Black Cat."
(d) "Orpheus."
Short Answer Questions
1. How long is Rilke's poem about the abnormal women?
2. What are the ancient women that Rilke describes called?
3. Which of the following is the name of one of Rilke's poems?
4. According to Rilke, Orpheus continues to live on in ___________.
5. In what years were the "Uncollected Poems" written?
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