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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rilke say the young poet should do if he determines he should not be a poet?
(a) He should pursue the visual arts.
(b) He should join the military.
(c) He should pursue the musical arts.
(d) He should quit writing completely.

3. What does Rilke say about Professor Horacek in his first letter?
(a) That he holds admiration and gratitude for the professor.
(b) That the professor helps to nurse Rilke back to health as a boy.
(c) That the professor is a great poet.
(d) That the professor is a great scholar.

4. 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.

5. In what year is the first letter from Rilke to the young poet written?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke thank the young poet for at the end of the first letter?

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

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

4. What novel does Rilke discuss in letter three?

5. Where is the young poet who is the recipient of the letters studying when he begins to receive correspondence from Rilke?

(see the answer key)

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