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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first letter, what does Rilke advise the poet to do to improve his writing?
(a) Begin studying music.
(b) Examine his inner self to determine what writing means to him.
(c) Emulate the best classical poets.
(d) Take a poetry class with Rilke.

2. How long ago has Rilke departed from the city he has left before arriving at the place where he composes the fourth letter?
(a) 10 days.
(b) Two days.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What does the sixth letter reveal about the state of the young poet?
(a) The young poet is suffering from writer's block.
(b) The young poet is enjoying his new career.
(c) The young poet is sad and lonely.
(d) The young poet is relishing his solitude.

4. Who does Rilke tell the young poet to be considerate of because of their fear of solitude?
(a) Artists who have not yet found their way.
(b) Children.
(c) The elderly.
(d) Parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who resists the future change in women that Rilke notes in letter seven?

2. Near the close of the fourth letter, Rilke mentions the positive aspects of the young poet's new profession. What are those positive aspects?

3. In letter five, what statue does Rilke mention is near his place of residence?

4. Where is Rilke when he writes the second letter?

5. What does Rilke say is wrong with men?

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