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

2. In Rilke's poem, who did the prodigal son feel bound by?
(a) Those who disparaged him publicly.
(b) Those who hated him.
(c) Those who respected him.
(d) Those who loved him.

3. Why does the narrator admire the dead person in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) The deceased was good at writing.
(b) The deceased was appreciative.
(c) The deceased was smart.
(d) The deceased was loving.

4. What does the panther serve to be a symbol of?
(a) Natural power.
(b) The German legal system.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) The sun rising each morning.

5. What does the author express in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the poems in Book 1, Chapter 5 written?

2. The author's message in "Requiem for a Friend" is that when something is lost, it is also _________.

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

4. How does Rilke describe the gazelle in the poem?

5. Which poem most portrays the power of classical theme in poetry?

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