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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In letter three, how many books does Rilke say he has published?
(a) 12 or 13.
(b) 20 or 21.
(c) 25 or 26.
(d) 18.

2. What does Rilke wish for the young poet at the close of letter ten?
(a) That the young poet moves closer to Rilke.
(b) That the young poet is soon published.
(c) That the young poet continues to be solitary and courageous in the year to come.
(d) That the young poet gains more friends.

3. In what year is the first letter from Rilke to the young poet written?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1903.

4. To what does Rilke compare artistic experience?
(a) Transcendence.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sex.
(d) Epiphany.

5. Rilke writes that "most events are inexpressible," and says that one category of things is more inexpressible than all the rest. What is this category?
(a) Human communication.
(b) Works of art.
(c) Human frailty.
(d) Human suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the poem that Rilke sends with letter nine?

2. What does Rilke say about intoxication?

3. What writer does Rilke revere most?

4. What does the sixth letter reveal about the state of the young poet?

5. What does Rilke tell the young poet to rejoice in?

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