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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city has Rilke departed from to come to the place where he composes the fourth letter?
(a) Worpswede, near Bremen, Germany.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Viareggio, near Pisa, Italy.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

2. In the first letter, what does Rilke cite as the most disruptive hindrance to the young poet's progress?
(a) Romantic entanglements.
(b) Non-artistic work.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Looking for others to answer the poet's own personal questions.

3. Rilke says that there is only one thing that "can grasp and hold and be just toward" art. What is that thing?
(a) Open-mindedness.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Love.

4. What does Rilke tell the young poet about irony?
(a) Irony should never be used.
(b) Irony should only be used for humor.
(c) Irony should be liberally used.
(d) Irony should be sparingly used.

5. To what does Rilke compare artistic experience?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Sex.
(c) Transcendence.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose ideas about sex does Rilke advise the young poet to avoid subscribing to?

2. What type of locale is Rilke in as he is writing the fourth letter to the young poet?

3. How does Rilke advise the young poet to view sex?

4. What does Rilke advise the young poet to seek in regard to his sexuality?

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

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