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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the fourth letter, what does Rilke instruct the young poet to do regarding the poet's unanswered questions?
(a) Love the questions.
(b) Seek answers from artists.
(c) Seek answers in solitude.
(d) Seek answers from poetry.

3. What is the name of the young poet who is the recipient of the letters contained in this volume?
(a) Franz Rilke.
(b) Franz Xaver Kappus.
(c) Franz Horacek.
(d) Xaver Rilke.

4. To what does Rilke compare the "blood of ancestors...mingling with our own"?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In letter five, what statue does Rilke mention is near his place of residence?

2. What does Rilke tell the young poet about irony?

3. In what year does Rilke write the fourth letter?

4. What has brought Rilke to the place from where he writes the second letter?

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

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