1. Rilke challenges the young poet to ask himself a question regarding his writing. What is that question?
(a) "Is my writing genuine?"
(b) "Must I write?"
(c) "Is my writing truly reflective of myself?"
(d) "Must all of these words be part of the work?"

2. What does the young poet write about in his third letter to Rilke that Rilke mentions in his letter back to the young poet?
(a) The works of William Shakespeare.
(b) His decision to become a sculptor.
(c) His first publication.
(d) The works of Jens Peter Jacobsen.

3. 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 he holds admiration and gratitude for the professor.
(d) That the professor helps to nurse Rilke back to health as a boy.

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

5. If the young poet discovers he should not be a poet, Rilke suggests that his inner examination will not be worthless. Why not?
(a) The young poet may be able to have a well-paying career.
(b) The young poet might then discover his talents for music.
(c) The inner examination will result in the young poet determining a different course that may be better for the young poet.
(d) The young poet may discover that he has a spiritual calling.