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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides works by that writer, what other book does Rilke always have accessible to him?
(a) The Origin of Species.
(b) The Torah.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A volume of Shakespearian sonnets.

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

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

4. On what holiday does the young poet write his third letter to Rilke?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

5. What type of locale is Rilke in as he is writing the fourth letter to the young poet?
(a) A farm.
(b) A rural plain.
(c) A southern seaside.
(d) A city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rilke says that as time passes, women will stop doing what?

2. In the second letter, who does Rilke cite as his artistic influences?

3. What does Rilke say in the seventh letter about things that are difficult?

4. Why has Rilke come to the place where he composes the fourth letter?

5. In what year is Rilke's sixth letter written?

(see the answer key)

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