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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a result of the discrepancy in translation in "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Expansion.
(b) Regret.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Creativity.

2. In the poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo," the poet is most similar to __________.
(a) A museum visitor.
(b) A lover.
(c) A zookeeper.
(d) A mother.

3. What language did Rilke speak living in Bohemia?
(a) Russian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) English.

4. What is the name of Book 1, Chapter 4?
(a) "Dream."
(b) "Inconsistency."
(c) "Requiem."
(d) "Knowing."

5. What does the author express in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the poem that mentions Hermes?

2. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 3?

3. Which of the following seems to have inspired Rilke the most?

4. In the poem about the abnormal women, which stanza is the longest?

5. Which of the following poems has the theme of being held back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the swan represent in Rilke's poem in which it is the subject?

2. Why is the "City of Time" a complex translation?

3. What is the significance of the women standing in their doorways in "Requiem for a Friend"?

4. Describe the mythical and legendary women that Rilke describes in Book 1, Chapter 2.

5. What does the narrator of "Requiem for a Friend" admire about Paula?

6. Describe Rainer Marie Rilke's background.

7. Describe the poem about Rilke's father in Book 1, Chapter 2.

8. Describe the rhyming scheme of the poem in which the gazelle is the subject.

9. How does the author change from the first stanza to the second in "I am the Anxious One"?

10. What is the significance of the title "Requiem for a Friend"?

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