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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part IV of "The Seven Phallic Poems," the poet writes, "You don't know ______, with your diffidence."
(a) Gods.
(b) Sex.
(c) Towers.
(d) Love.

2. What does Rilke write about in conjunction with love and sex in Part VI of "The Seven Phallic Poems"?
(a) Death.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Worry.
(d) Guilt.

3. What does Rilke write that he holds to be "the highest task of a bond between two people"?
(a) That they should stand alone.
(b) That they must live closely.
(c) That they should hold no limits to their connection.
(d) That they should each stand guard over the solitude of the other.

4. In "The Seven Phallic Poems," who "grasps suddenly the bull bud of his vitality"?
(a) The rose-gatherer.
(b) The gardener.
(c) The maiden.
(d) The soldier.

5. 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?
(a) His surreal approach.
(b) His spirituality.
(c) His uncommon rhythms.
(d) His flowery language.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Rilke write the "Woman's Lament" poems?

2. The commentator regards that Rilke's "justly famed deep spirituality" is rooted essentially in what?

3. In the last of the untitled love poems, the poet writes, "Do you feel, distant dear miss, / since you are _______ me."

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

5. From what language has the author translated the poems and prose excerpts of "Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties"?

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