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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rilke say humans should look for lessons on how to approach sex and pleasure?
(a) Plants and animals.
(b) Artists.
(c) The work of the great poets.
(d) The Bible.

2. What does Rilke view as a challenge of the young poet's new profession?
(a) Its adherence to convention.
(b) Its rigorous hours.
(c) Its lack of creativity.
(d) Its lack of free time.

3. During what decade does the correspondence contained in this volume take place?
(a) 1900s.
(b) 1910s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1920s.

4. In the second letter, who does Rilke cite as his artistic influences?
(a) Jens Peter Jacobsen and Auguste Rodin.
(b) Shakespeare and Beethoven.
(c) The writer of the Psalms and Shakespeare.
(d) Jens Peter Jacobsen and the writer of the Psalms.

5. What does Rilke advise the young poet to take comfort in if he feels uneasy in his new profession?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Reading.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Rilke been in the city from which he writes the fifth letter?

2. How does Rilke say individuals can help prepare for God's coming?

3. What two aspects of human life does Rilke claim have no explanation?

4. From where is the first letter from Rilke to the young poet postmarked?

5. Where is the young poet who is the recipient of the letters studying when he begins to receive correspondence from Rilke?

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