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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rilke write in Part V of "The Seven Phallic Poems" has "weakened you and me"?
(a) Too great a distance.
(b) Too strong an adversary.
(c) Too ample space.
(d) Too strong a love.

2. Two-thirds of the poems in "Rilke's Poems on Other Difficulties" come from what year?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1932.

3. The commentator concludes the introduction to Rilke's love poetry in saying, "Rilke's poetry is somewhat precious and even _______."
(a) Effiminate.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Ephemeral.
(d) Masculine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One poem, using nature imagery, reads, "Cheerful gift from the chillier / mountains / attempts to leap into ____."

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

3. The first collection of poems in "Rilke's Poems on Love" is titled what?

4. What does Rilke write about in conjunction with love and sex in Part VI of "The Seven Phallic Poems"?

5. In Part IV of "The Seven Phallic Poems," the poet writes, "You don't know ______, with your diffidence."

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