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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Rilke compare "dangerous" sadness?
(a) Pride.
(b) Egoism.
(c) Drunkeness.
(d) Sicknesses.

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

3. Rilke says that eventually women no longer are the opposite of men, but something else. What are they?
(a) Feminine beings whole in themselves.
(b) The inferiors of men.
(c) The teachers of men.
(d) The superiors of men.

4. In the first letter, what does Rilke cite as the most disruptive hindrance to the young poet's progress?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Romantic entanglements.
(c) Looking for others to answer the poet's own personal questions.
(d) Non-artistic work.

5. In letter five, what statue does Rilke mention is near his place of residence?
(a) An equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
(b) A statue of Ovid.
(c) A statue by Rodin.
(d) An equestrian statue of Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does the young poet write his third letter to Rilke?

2. To what does Rilke compare artistic experience?

3. According to Rilke in letter eight, where does destiny originate?

4. What does Rilke call himself in relation to the young poet at the end of the first letter?

5. Why has it taken so long for Rilke to reply to the young poet with his seventh letter?

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