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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From where does Rilke write the fifth letter?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Bremen, Germany.
(d) Rome, Italy.
2. From where is Rilke writing the eighth letter?
(a) Fladie, Sweden.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Jonsered, Sweden.
3. In what year does Rilke write the fifth letter?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1904.
4. Rilke compares the existence of each individual to a room. What portion of that room do most people experience?
(a) A single aspect of that room, such as a corner or a window.
(b) The floor.
(c) The doorway.
(d) The entire room.
5. Rilke compares a person to a house and a sadness to what?
(a) A door.
(b) A guest.
(c) A yard.
(d) A table.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what does Rilke compare "dangerous" sadness?
2. To what does Rilke compare humans' misunderstanding of destiny in letter eight?
3. According to Rilke in letter eight, where does destiny originate?
4. How does Rilke say individuals can help prepare for God's coming?
5. What does Rilke say is "the only courage demanded of us"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rilke say about the amount of beauty in Rome?
2. Rilke indicates that humans have distanced themselves from the spiritual realm, from God, and from each other. How has this distancing occurred?
3. Rilke says that young people can't understand love. What reason does he give?
4. What does Rilke say about fear?
5. What does Rilke mean when he says that humans have no choice in deciding to be solitary?
6. Rilke implies that security and comfort are negative. Why?
7. In letter five, Rilke comments on Rome and says that the first few days one is in Rome have "an oppressively sad effect" because everything in Rome is old and looking backward toward the past. How does this sentiment reflect Rilke's life philosophies as he has expressed them thus far in the book?
8. What does Rilke say that the average person will continue to do in regards to love?
9. How does Rilke respond to the young poet's expression of fear that the young poet has lost God?
10. What can be inferred about the mental and emotional state of the young poet from Rilke's reply in letter six?
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