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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 7, Duino Elegies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is used in Rilke's poetry that has been passed down through Greek tragedies?
(a) Alcestis.
(b) Creon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Eurydice.

2. Which of the following is evident in Rilke's poems?
(a) Imagination combined with knowledge.
(b) Pure research.
(c) Knowledge combined with contempt.
(d) Faith combined with imagination.

3. Which poem most portrays the power of classical theme in poetry?
(a) "Black Cat."
(b) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(c) "The Flamingos."
(d) "Alcestis."

4. How many elegies are contained in Chapter 7?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

5. Each elegy is named with ___________________.
(a) A number.
(b) A keyword.
(c) The name of a fictional character.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poem has the following line: "You must change your life"?

2. According to Rilke, what do poems written in one's youth lack?

3. What is similar about each elegy in Book 1, Chapter 7?

4. In which poem is it relevant that religion has changed since Greek mythology?

5. Which of the following feelings is not experienced by the poet in the first elegy of Book 1, Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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