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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what language has the author translated the poems and prose excerpts of "Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties"?
(a) French.
(b) Austrian.
(c) Bohemian.
(d) German.

2. What shall we "indeed turn" upon recognizing our solitude in "The Dragon-Princess"?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Unabashed.
(c) Dizzy.
(d) Brazen.

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

4. Rilke writes in "Blood-Remembering" that one must feel what?
(a) How the lights shine.
(b) How the birds fly.
(c) How the sheep sigh.
(d) How the women weep.

5. In what form is "The Dragon-Princess"?
(a) A short-story.
(b) A novel.
(c) A letter.
(d) A poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dragon-Princess," Rilke writes "That mankind has in this sense been cowardly has done life endless _____."

2. In the excerpt of Rilke's letter in the Introduction, what essay does he refer to reading?

3. In what poem does Rilke write "Life and death: they are one, at core intertwined"?

4. In introducing Rilke's love poetry, the commentator notes that the poet's sexual and sensual undertones are mostly overlooked because of the striking impact of what?

5. The poem "Gong" makes use of what literary technique?

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