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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What writer does Rilke revere most?
(a) Jens Peter Jacobsen.
(b) Ovid.
(c) Thomas Hardy.
(d) Alfred Lord Tennyson.

3. What is the young poet's military rank?
(a) General.
(b) Officer.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Doctor.

4. In the fourth letter, what does Rilke say he wishes human beings are more reverent toward?
(a) Art.
(b) Independence.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Their sexuality.

5. What novel does Rilke discuss in letter three?
(a) Niels Lyhne.
(b) Pifer.
(c) Across the World.
(d) Jude the Obscure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third letter, Rilke requests that the young poet avoid something. What is it that he asks the poet to avoid?

2. Where does Rilke say humans should look for lessons on how to approach sex and pleasure?

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

4. What is the primary topic of the eighth letter?

5. How does Rilke say the young poet's career compares to other careers?

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