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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 is Apollo the god of in Greek mythology?
(a) Sun, healing, and music.
(b) Medicine, anger, winter.
(c) Reading, writing, arithmetic.
(d) Education, summer, and trees.

2. What is the name of the author of Greek tragedies?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Oedipus Rex.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Alcestis.

3. In Rilke's poem, what type of activity is feeding birds?
(a) Good.
(b) Mean-spirited.
(c) Forgiving.
(d) Pointless.

4. In what year was Book 1, Chapter 5 written?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1905.

5. In "The Bird Feeders," the poet emphasizes the value of __________.
(a) Children.
(b) Bird feeders.
(c) Schools.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first elegy, what happens to the images as the poem continues?

2. Which of the following is evident in Rilke's poems?

3. In Rilke's poem, who did the prodigal son feel bound by?

4. What is the origin of the poem that mentions Hermes?

5. Which of the following does Rilke use in his elegies to move readers?

(see the answer key)

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