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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rilke indicates that in the future, men and women will approach each other differently than they do at the time of his writing. How will they approach each other?
(a) Not as opposites, but as human beings.
(b) Not as enemies, but as friends.
(c) Not as sexual objects, but as human beings.
(d) Not as lovers, but as friends.

2. In what year does Rilke write the fourth letter?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1905.

3. How old is the young poet when he begins corresponding with Rilke?
(a) 25.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 28.

4. Where is Rilke when he writes the third letter?
(a) Rome, Italy.
(b) Berlin, Germany.
(c) Viareggio, near Pisa, Italy.
(d) Florence, Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Rilke's salutation at the end of the first letter?

3. What does Rilke advise the poet to do in regard to his efforts to get published?

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

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

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