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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 5, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the annexation of Bohemia compared to in the introduction?
(a) British rule of Ireland.
(b) Hitler's reign.
(c) The relationship between America and Canada.
(d) American rule of Native Americans.

2. What follows from "I have my dead"?
(a) And I want to die.
(b) And I have let them go.
(c) And I let them live.
(d) And I keep them close.

3. In the poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo," the poet is most similar to __________.
(a) A zookeeper.
(b) A mother.
(c) A museum visitor.
(d) A lover.

4. Which of the following is the first poem in Book 1, Chapter 4?
(a) "Requiem for a Friend."
(b) "Traveling in a Dream."
(c) "Poem for Marie."
(d) "Discourse of Fruit."

5. When the narrative character speaks to women in the streets, where do they speak from?
(a) Windows.
(b) Doorways.
(c) Porches.
(d) Benches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal is described as being able to escape a more powerful animal?

2. Which of the following would be an analogy used in Rilke's poetry for the way religion has changed?

3. Which of the following people does Rilke paint a picture of through poetry?

4. According to the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1, what can be found in all things in life?

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

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