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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 third letter, what does Rilke say he wishes he could do for the young poet but is unable to do?
(a) Give the poet some of his own books.
(b) Publish the poet's work.
(c) Present the poet's work to Rilke's publishers.
(d) Visit the young poet.

2. In the fourth letter, who does Rilke say is more similar than people think?
(a) Men and women.
(b) Officers and prisoners.
(c) Humans and animals.
(d) Artists and farmers.

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

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

5. In the first letter, in what manner does Rilke suggest the young poet can tend to his personal growth?
(a) Publicly.
(b) Quietly and seriously.
(c) Aggressively.
(d) Patiently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rilke view as a challenge of the young poet's new profession?

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

3. What is Rilke's primary criticism of the young poet's writing in the first letter?

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

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

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