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

2. Which of the following people does Rilke paint a picture of through poetry?
(a) His country's leader.
(b) Himself.
(c) His favorite pet.
(d) His mother.

3. What is the translation of "Black Cat," as shown in the translated version of the poem?
(a) Schart Kazte.
(b) Schare Catz.
(c) Schwartze Kaze.
(d) Schwarze Katze.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of "Requiem for a Friend"?

2. What is the narrator willing to look in the face in "Requiem for a Friend"?

3. Which of the following poems has the theme of being held back?

4. What does the author express in "Requiem for a Friend"?

5. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?

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