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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first letter, what does Rilke advise the poet to do to improve his writing?
(a) Begin studying music.
(b) Take a poetry class with Rilke.
(c) Emulate the best classical poets.
(d) Examine his inner self to determine what writing means to him.

2. What works by the writer who Rilke revers most does Rilke always have accessible to him?
(a) Jude the Obscure and Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
(b) Winter's Best and On the Way.
(c) Six Stories and Niels Lyhne.
(d) An Endless Summer and Tomorrow.

3. From whom does Rilke advise the young poet to avoid seeking advice?
(a) Military officers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Poets.
(d) Artists.

4. In the fourth letter, what does Rilke say he wishes human beings are more reverent toward?
(a) Independence.
(b) Their sexuality.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Art.

5. In what year is Rilke's second letter composed?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

1. What writer does Rilke revere most?

2. In letter three, what does Rilke claim to be the most important element of becoming an artist?

3. How does Rilke say that humans should approach physical pleasure?

4. How long ago has Rilke departed from the city he has left before arriving at the place where he composes the fourth letter?

5. What does Rilke say about Professor Horacek in his first letter?

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