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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 3, New Poems II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Bohemians feel about the country being annexed?
(a) Confused.
(b) Tolerant.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Liberated.

2. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?
(a) Advertise for a zoo.
(b) Emphasize how captivity is bad for animals.
(c) Study the movements they make.
(d) Pay homage.

3. What is the name of the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) "I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all."
(b) "I long for the Lord's ability to stay in my life."
(c) "I yearn for desire in each acquaintance."
(d) "I find peace in the world, high and low."

4. Which poem has the following line: "Then all at once the messenger is there"?
(a) "Alcestis."
(b) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(c) "Black Cat."
(d) "The Flamingos."

5. Which of the following is included in the final poem of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Roofs and floors.
(b) Space and stars.
(c) Various religious figures.
(d) Sea animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rilke feel at the beginning of "I am the Anxious One"?

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

3. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 3?

4. What is the annexation of Bohemia compared to in the introduction?

5. Who might find the introduction before the poems most informative?

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