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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Letters on Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the commentator originally call the selections of Rilke's letters which he copied and gave out?
(a) "The Love Letters."
(b) "Rilke on Love."
(c) "Notes on Love."
(d) "Letters of Love."

2. In the Prologue, who does the commentator say is the other of the two greatest writers of the twentieth century?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

3. According to Rilke, there is "scarcely anything more difficult" than what?
(a) To birth a child.
(b) To leave one's love.
(c) To stand alone.
(d) To love one another.

4. Rilke writes in one letter, "At bottom ______ can help anyone else in life."
(a) Women.
(b) No one.
(c) Men.
(d) Everyone.

5. What does Rilke comment in the excerpt from the Introduction that Eros "cannot be"?
(a) Fair.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Joyful.

Short Answer Questions

1. The commentator remarks in the Introduction, "It should be emphasized that Rilke's language is thoroughly _______."

2. What does Rilke accuse of vilifying sensuality and love?

3. Who does the commentator compare Rilke's relationship toward sex to in the Introduction?

4. What does Rilke suggest that the young are apt to do in love?

5. In what year was Rilke born?

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