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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writer does Rilke revere most?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Ovid.
(c) Jens Peter Jacobsen.
(d) Alfred Lord Tennyson.

2. From where is the first letter from Rilke to the young poet postmarked?
(a) Munich.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Prague.

3. What does Rilke advise the poet to do in regard to his efforts to get published?
(a) Send his poems to as many magazines as possible.
(b) Send his poems to Rilke's publisher.
(c) Send his poems to the United States.
(d) Discontinue his efforts to receive feedback from publishers and other external parties.

4. What does Rilke say about Professor Horacek in his first letter?
(a) That the professor is a great scholar.
(b) That the professor is a great poet.
(c) That the professor helps to nurse Rilke back to health as a boy.
(d) That he holds admiration and gratitude for the professor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke send to the young poet in reply to the poet's first letter?

2. Rilke writes that "most events are inexpressible," and says that one category of things is more inexpressible than all the rest. What is this category?

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

4. From where does Rilke instruct the young poet to derive inspiration?

5. Where is the young poet who is the recipient of the letters studying when he begins to receive correspondence from Rilke?

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