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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is one of the earliest figures of feminism who was friends with Rilke?
2. What literary term applies to the following: "exhaust yourself like a spring"?
3. What is the only novel that Rilke wrote?
4. What does Rilke suggest that the young are apt to do in love?
5. In "Gravity," Rilke writes, "Yet from the _____ falls, / as from a stored up cloud, / abundant rain of force."
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rilke say regarding the young and marriage in his letters?
2. What sexual elements are undertaken in The Seven Phallic Poems?
3. What does Rilke say of questions and answers in his first essay?
4. What does Rilke write of "silence" in his untitled poems?
5. How does death intermingle with sex in The Seven Phallic Poems? How does childhood?
6. What happens when one gives oneself completely over to love, according to the poet?
7. What does Rilke write of using the metaphor of water, song, and play in his untitled poems?
8. What does the commentator say regarding Rilke's feminism in the Prologue?
9. What is the poet writing about in "The Poet Praises"?
10. What are the subjects discussed in the "Woman's Lament" poems?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the elements of Rilke's writing which make him a precursor to the feminist movement. What aspects of his writing and his theory are ahead of his time in these matters? How does he relate the female and the male form?
Essay Topic 2
In Rilke's letters, what does he say regarding the institution of marriage? What mistakes do people make in marrying? How does he suggest one avoid these pitfalls?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Rilke's relationship to Christianity. How does the poet view Christianity and its stance on sexuality? In what other ways does Rilke speak of religion?
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