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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Professor Horacek know Rilke?
(a) Professor Horacek teaches Rilke at a military academy.
(b) Professor Horacek is Rilke's editor.
(c) Professor Horacek raises Rilke.
(d) Professor Horacek knows Rilke's grandfather.

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

3. What does Rilke ask the young poet to do for him at the end of the first letter?
(a) Write a letter to the young poet's school informing the school of Rilke's success.
(b) Distribute Rilke's books to the young poet's friends.
(c) Visit his mother.
(d) Tell Professor Horacek of Rilke's esteem for him.

4. What does the young poet request in his third letter to Rilke?
(a) Copies of Rilke's books.
(b) Advice on writing sonnets.
(c) Suggestions for further reading.
(d) A list of publishers to whom the poet can send his work.

5. What does Rilke enclose with his third letter to the young poet?
(a) A note to Professor Horacek.
(b) Names of publishers to whom the young poet can send his work.
(c) A list of his most recent books.
(d) Copies of some of his poems.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whom does Rilke advise the young poet to avoid seeking advice?

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

4. From where is the seventh letter written?

5. What does Rilke say is bad about physical pleasure?

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