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

2. What does the young poet write about in his third letter to Rilke that Rilke mentions in his letter back to the young poet?
(a) The works of William Shakespeare.
(b) The works of Jens Peter Jacobsen.
(c) His decision to become a sculptor.
(d) His first publication.

3. In letter five, to where does Rilke say he is preparing to move?
(a) A summer house in a rural area away from the city.
(b) A beach house on the southern coast.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The city center.

4. What does Rilke encourage the young poet to believe about God?
(a) That he has not yet come.
(b) That he is everywhere.
(c) That he does not exist.
(d) That he is in art.

5. In what year does Rilke write the third letter?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1908.

Short Answer Questions

1. What writer does Rilke revere most?

2. What does Rilke believe is wrong with sex?

3. In letter eight, what does Rilke say the young poet "overvalues"?

4. Why does it take Rilke so long to respond to the young poet's second letter?

5. What famous author does Rilke reference in letter eight?

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