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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the young poet's military rank?
(a) Soldier.
(b) General.
(c) Officer.
(d) Doctor.

2. What does Rilke advise the young poet to take comfort in if he feels uneasy in his new profession?
(a) Writing.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Reading.
(d) Solitude.

3. Rilke says that eventually women no longer are the opposite of men, but something else. What are they?
(a) The superiors of men.
(b) The teachers of men.
(c) Feminine beings whole in themselves.
(d) The inferiors of men.

4. In what year is the seventh letter written?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1903.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two aspects of human life does Rilke claim have no explanation?

2. In what year does Rilke write the fourth letter?

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

4. How does Rilke say individuals can help prepare for God's coming?

5. How does Rilke suggest one knows if one should not be a poet?

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