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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the fourth letter, who does Rilke say is more similar than people think?
2. Whose ideas about sex does Rilke advise the young poet to avoid subscribing to?
3. Where does Rilke say humans should look for lessons on how to approach sex and pleasure?
4. In the first letter, what does Rilke cite as the most disruptive hindrance to the young poet's progress?
5. In the first letter, what does Rilke advise the poet to do to improve his writing?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of letter four, Rilke mentions the young poet's new profession. What is this profession?
2. In letter four, Rilke says that "everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now prepare and build with his hands, that err less." What does this mean?
3. What does Rilke say about the reading and re-reading of works by Jens Peter Jacobsen?
4. What do letters two and three suggest about the young poet's interest in Rilke's advice?
5. What are Rilke's views on aesthetic criticism?
6. What does Rilke mean when, in the fourth letter, he tells the young poet to "live" his unanswered questions?
7. What does Rilke imply about the nature of good art when he tells the young poet that if poetry is inspired by the young poet's soul-searching, he does not need to ask anyone else if the poetry is good?
8. What reason does Rilke give for advising the young poet against writing love poems?
9. How does Rilke advise the young poet to approach works of art?
10. What can the reader infer about the content of the first letter the young poet wrote to Rilke from reading Rilke's response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Rilke's views on gender roles? How does Rilke view gender and its construction?
Essay Topic 2
How is Rilke's advice to the young poet applicable for 21st century writers? How is his advice not applicable for 21st century writers?
Essay Topic 3
Explain Rilke's ideas about the interrelationship of sex and art. How are sex and art similar? What should the role of sexuality be in the life of the artist?
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