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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dragon-Princess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poem from "Rilke's Poems of Other Difficulties" speaks of a king?
(a) "Mausoleum."
(b) "Magic."
(c) "Greek Love-Talk."
(d) "Gong."

2. In what year did Rilke write "The Seven Phallic Poems"?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1905.

3. "Woman's Lament II" ends with the line, "and the ________ is not in vain."
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Ballerina.
(c) Nightingale.
(d) Sparrow.

4. In one untitled love poem, Rilke writes, "Drinking would seem too much, too ____, to me"?
(a) Plain.
(b) Loving.
(c) Lustful.
(d) Overwhelming.

5. Speaking of solitude, Rilke writes, "We are solitary. We may _____ ourselves and act as though this were not so."
(a) Lie to.
(b) Deny.
(c) Trick.
(d) Delude.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a very short untitled poem, Rilke writes, "The voices warned me so I _____."

2. On what word does Mood focus in examining the ambiguity of "The Dragon-Princess"?

3. What does Rilke write in Part V of "The Seven Phallic Poems" has "weakened you and me"?

4. Of what fruit does Rilke write of in "The Poet Praises"?

5. Rilke writes in one untitled poem, "Like the _____ of quickly grown-up girls / one braids differently."

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