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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rilke say is wrong with men?
(a) Men are too dominant.
(b) Men are too focused on the physical.
(c) Men oppress women.
(d) Men undervalue what they love.

2. Rilke says that there is only one thing that "can grasp and hold and be just toward" art. What is that thing?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Love.
(c) Open-mindedness.
(d) Hope.

3. At the close of letter seven, what love does Rilke tell the young poet to remember?
(a) The love of his parents.
(b) The love of Rilke.
(c) The love of his first experience of solitude.
(d) The love of nature.

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

5. In the first letter, in what manner does Rilke suggest the young poet can tend to his personal growth?
(a) Aggressively.
(b) Patiently.
(c) Quietly and seriously.
(d) Publicly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago has Rilke departed from the city he has left before arriving at the place where he composes the fourth letter?

2. Where is the young poet who is the recipient of the letters studying when he begins to receive correspondence from Rilke?

3. What two aspects of human life does Rilke claim have no explanation?

4. What does Rilke say women have more of than men?

5. What type of locale is Rilke in as he is writing the fourth letter to the young poet?

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