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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of poetry does Rilke advise the poet not to write?
(a) Epics.
(b) Narrative poems.
(c) Lyric poems.
(d) Love poems and other common forms.

2. What does Rilke send to the young poet in reply to the poet's first letter?
(a) A volume of Rilke's poetry.
(b) A list of potential publishers.
(c) Money.
(d) A letter and the poet's poems.

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

4. What acquaintance do Rilke and the young poet have in common?
(a) A distant cousin.
(b) Professor Kruppa.
(c) Professor Horacek.
(d) James Joyce.

5. How does Professor Horacek know Rilke?
(a) Professor Horacek raises Rilke.
(b) Professor Horacek teaches Rilke at a military academy.
(c) Professor Horacek knows Rilke's grandfather.
(d) Professor Horacek is Rilke's editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the young poet discovers he should not be a poet, Rilke suggests that his inner examination will not be worthless. Why not?

2. From where is the first letter from Rilke to the young poet postmarked?

3. To what does Rilke compare artistic experience?

4. What novel does Rilke discuss in letter three?

5. Besides works by that writer, what other book does Rilke always have accessible to him?

(see the answer key)

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