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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rilke thank the young poet for at the end of the first letter?
(a) The young poet's effort.
(b) The young poet's talent.
(c) The young poet's admiration.
(d) The young poet's confidence.

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

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

4. In what year does Rilke write the third letter?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1903.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago has Rilke departed from the city he has left before arriving at the place where he composes the fourth letter?

2. On what holiday does the young poet write his third letter to Rilke?

3. In the fourth letter, where does Rilke instruct the young poet to look for answers to his deepest questions?

4. What does Rilke ask the young poet to do for him at the end of the first letter?

5. What does Rilke say about everything that is serious?

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