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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 the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) "The Bird Feeders."
(b) "Fear."
(c) "For the Sake of a Single Poem."
(d) "The Prodigal Son."

2. What topic does the first elegy introduce?
(a) Love.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Demons.
(d) Angels.

3. What does Rilke disregard in writing his elegies?
(a) Restraint.
(b) Poetic license.
(c) Regard for syntax and sentence structure.
(d) Expertise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rilke's poem, what type of activity is feeding birds?

2. Who answered questions on Apollo's behalf?

3. Book 1, Chapter 7 is dedicated to _________.

4. How long is Rilke's poem about the abnormal women?

5. Which of the following is a characteristic of the abnormal women in Rilke's poem?

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