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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the close of the fourth letter, Rilke mentions the positive aspects of the young poet's new profession. What are those positive aspects?
(a) Independence and solitude.
(b) Discipline and solitude.
(c) Discipline and self-sufficiency.
(d) Inedependence and self-sufficiency.

2. Where does Rilke say humans should look for lessons on how to approach sex and pleasure?
(a) Plants and animals.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The work of the great poets.
(d) Artists.

3. Where is Rilke when he writes the second letter?
(a) Athens, Greece.
(b) Florence, Italy.
(c) Viareggio, near Pisa, Italy.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

4. From where does Rilke write the fourth letter?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Worpswede, near Bremen, Germany.
(c) Viareggio, near Pisa, Italy.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke believe is wrong with sex?

2. In the first letter the young poet sent to Rilke along with his poems, what does he ask of Rilke?

3. What does Rilke tell the young poet to rejoice in?

4. During what decade does the correspondence contained in this volume take place?

5. In the first letter, what does Rilke cite as the most disruptive hindrance to the young poet's progress?

(see the answer key)

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