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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of geography is the young poet living among while Rilke is writing letter ten?
(a) Windy hills.
(b) Endless mountains.
(c) Calm beaches.
(d) Choppy seas.

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

3. What does Rilke say about intoxication?
(a) That intoxication should not be used to increase one's emotional experiences.
(b) That intoxication is a bad state in which to write.
(c) That intoxication can be a good state in which to write.
(d) That intoxication should be avoided.

4. Why is the ninth letter so short?
(a) Rilke is traveling, so he does not have much time.
(b) Rilke is ill.
(c) Rilke's hand is tired from writing other letters.
(d) Rilke is preparing to move.

5. In letter ten, what does Rilke say about the news he has received from the young poet?
(a) It is troubling news.
(b) It is good news.
(c) It is bad news.
(d) It is tragic news.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose handwriting does the poem Rilke enclosed with his seventh letter appear?

2. What poem did Rilke send with letter nine?

3. What does Rilke advise the young poet to do if he cannot connect with people?

4. At the close of the sixth letter, what does Rilke advise the young poet to do in regards to the coming holiday?

5. What does Rilke advise the young poet to buy in letter three?

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