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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. When was Book 1, Chapter 1 written?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1905.

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

3. What is the new element introduced in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Sentences.
(b) Capital letters.
(c) Paragraph indentations.
(d) Figurative language.

4. Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the gazelle poem?
(a) The vocabulary is very tense, so the rhyme is overlooked.
(b) Rilke did not intend to rhyme, but he did.
(c) The rhyme scheme was somewhat preserved in translation.
(d) Rilke did not rhyme, but the translator did.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem in which the narrator is lying in bed, how many flights above ground is he or she?

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

3. Which of the following is different between Book 1, Chapters 1 and 2?

4. Which adjective best describes both of the poems about the human condition in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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

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