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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 thank the young poet for at the end of the first letter?
(a) The young poet's confidence.
(b) The young poet's effort.
(c) The young poet's admiration.
(d) The young poet's talent.

2. What does Rilke advise the young poet to buy in letter three?
(a) A collection of the complete works of Sophocles.
(b) A collection of the complete works of Jens Peter Jacobsen.
(c) A collection of the complete works of Homer.
(d) A collection of the complete works of William Shakespeare.

3. In letter five, what statue does Rilke mention is near his place of residence?
(a) An equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
(b) An equestrian statue of Julius Caesar.
(c) A statue of Ovid.
(d) A statue by Rodin.

4. How does Rilke say that humans should approach physical pleasure?
(a) As something to rejoice in.
(b) As something to guard carefully.
(c) As something to save for special occasions.
(d) As something to use for distraction from worry.

5. What does Rilke enclose with his third letter to the young poet?
(a) Copies of some of his poems.
(b) Names of publishers to whom the young poet can send his work.
(c) A note to Professor Horacek.
(d) A list of his most recent books.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second letter, who does Rilke cite as his artistic influences?

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

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

4. What writer and personal acquaintance does Rilke discuss in letter three?

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

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