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

2. In the fourth letter, where does Rilke instruct the young poet to look for answers to his deepest questions?
(a) Nature.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Poetry.

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

4. In letter three, how many books does Rilke say he has published?
(a) 12 or 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 25 or 26.
(d) 20 or 21.

5. 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) Inedependence and self-sufficiency.
(b) Independence and solitude.
(c) Discipline and self-sufficiency.
(d) Discipline and solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke say the young poet should do if he determines he should not be a poet?

2. Who does Rilke tell the young poet to be considerate of because of their fear of solitude?

3. Where is Rilke when he writes the third letter?

4. In what year is the first letter from Rilke to the young poet written?

5. From whom does Rilke advise the young poet to avoid seeking advice?

(see the answer key)

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