2. Why does it take Rilke so long to respond to the young poet's second letter?
(a) Rilke has been ill.
(b) Rilke has been busy writing.
(c) Rilke has left it in another city.
(d) Rilke has lost the letter.

3. How old is the young poet when he begins corresponding with Rilke?
(a) 28.
(b) 12.
(c) 25.
(d) 19.

4. What does Rilke tell the young poet to rejoice in?
(a) The young poet's parents.
(b) The young poet's writing.
(c) The young poet's work.
(d) The young poet's growth.

5. What acquaintance do Rilke and the young poet have in common?
(a) Professor Kruppa.
(b) A distant cousin.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Professor Horacek.

6. What writer does Rilke revere most?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Jens Peter Jacobsen.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Alfred Lord Tennyson.

7. In the first letter, which of the young poet's pieces does Rilke say demonstrates the most talent?
(a) "Ode to the Hills."
(b) "To Leopardi."
(c) Sonnet IV.
(d) "My Soul."

8. In the third letter, Rilke requests that the young poet avoid something. What is it that he asks the poet to avoid?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Studying science.
(c) Reading contemporary literature.
(d) Reading aesthetic criticism.

9. In the fourth letter, who does Rilke say is more similar than people think?
(a) Artists and farmers.
(b) Officers and prisoners.
(c) Humans and animals.
(d) Men and women.

10. What does Rilke thank the young poet for at the end of the first letter?
(a) The young poet's confidence.
(b) The young poet's effort.
(c) The young poet's admiration.
(d) The young poet's talent.

11. In the first letter, what does Rilke advise the poet to do to improve his writing?
(a) Emulate the best classical poets.
(b) Examine his inner self to determine what writing means to him.
(c) Take a poetry class with Rilke.
(d) Begin studying music.

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

13. What works by the writer who Rilke revers most does Rilke always have accessible to him?
(a) Six Stories and Niels Lyhne.
(b) Jude the Obscure and Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
(c) Winter's Best and On the Way.
(d) An Endless Summer and Tomorrow.

14. How does Rilke say one can know if a poem is good?
(a) If it moves its readers.
(b) If it reflects human nature.
(c) If it is inspired by necessity.
(d) If it helps readers understand life.

15. What does the young poet request in his third letter to Rilke?
(a) Advice on writing sonnets.
(b) A list of publishers to whom the poet can send his work.
(c) Copies of Rilke's books.
(d) Suggestions for further reading.