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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rilke tell the young poet about irony?
(a) Irony should be liberally used.
(b) Irony should be sparingly used.
(c) Irony should never be used.
(d) Irony should only be used for humor.

2. In the fourth letter, what does Rilke instruct the young poet to do regarding the poet's unanswered questions?
(a) Seek answers from artists.
(b) Seek answers from poetry.
(c) Love the questions.
(d) Seek answers in solitude.

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 the young poet's career is more distinguished than other careers.
(c) Rilke says that the young poet's career has more conventions than other careers.
(d) Rilke says that the young poet's career is better than other careers because it allows more solitude.

4. From where does Rilke write the fifth letter?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Bremen, Germany.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Paris, France.

5. How does the young poet describe the writer and personal acquaintance Rilke mentions?
(a) "Living and writing with true passion."
(b) "Living and writing with blood."
(c) "Living and writing among the living."
(d) "Living and writing in heat."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the young poet when he begins corresponding with Rilke?

2. In what year is Rilke's sixth letter written?

3. What city has Rilke departed from to come to the place where he composes the fourth letter?

4. Which letter from the young poet is Rilke responding to with his fourth letter?

5. Rilke challenges the young poet to ask himself a question regarding his writing. What is that question?

(see the answer key)

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