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

2. What does Rilke tell the young poet to rejoice in?
(a) The young poet's writing.
(b) The young poet's parents.
(c) The young poet's growth.
(d) The young poet's work.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What acquaintance do Rilke and the young poet have in common?

2. What does Rilke advise the young poet to buy in letter three?

3. What does Rilke tell the young poet about irony?

4. In the first letter, what does Rilke advise the poet to do to improve his writing?

5. In the third letter, what does Rilke say he wishes he could do for the young poet but is unable to do?

(see the answer key)

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