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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rilke say individuals can help prepare for God's coming?
(a) Through art.
(b) Through acts of love.
(c) Through prayer.
(d) Through religious rituals.

2. What holiday is Rilke marking with his sixth letter?
(a) All Saints Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) The New Year.

3. How does Rilke say the young poet's career compares to other careers?
(a) Rilke says that the young poet's career is essentially the same as all other careers.
(b) Rilke says that the young poet's career is better than other careers because it allows more solitude.
(c) Rilke says the young poet's career is more distinguished than other careers.
(d) Rilke says that the young poet's career has more conventions than other careers.

4. In the fifth letter, Rilke tells the young poet that a package the young poet has sent to him has not arrived. What is in the package?
(a) The young poet's latest manuscript.
(b) A book that presents works by the young poet.
(c) A collection of books by Rilke.
(d) A special German cheese.

5. What does Rilke tell the young poet to ask himself regarding his religious beliefs?
(a) Whether the young poet's beliefs are merely conventions.
(b) Whether the young poet has ever truly found God.
(c) Whether the young poet truly wants to believe.
(d) Whether the young poet's beliefs are his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What writer does Rilke revere most?

2. Rilke tells the young poet that in regard to his sickness, he is a sick man, a convalescent, and what else?

3. What does Rilke say about "the dragons of our lives"?

4. From where is Rilke's sixth letter written?

5. Where is Rilke when he writes the second letter?

(see the answer key)

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