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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 8, Sonnets to Orpheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What friend is the one talked about in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Gary.
(c) Paula.
(d) Marie.

2. What does the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One" focus on?
(a) Weather.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Relationship.
(d) Pain.

3. In "Ariel" which stanza is the longest?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

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

5. According to Rilke's suggestion, which of the following should be used to remember Orpheus?
(a) Dead ornaments.
(b) Live roses.
(c) Feasts.
(d) A large memorial site.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of the abnormal women in Rilke's poem?

2. How did the women described in Rilke's poem about the ancient women dress?

3. When Orpheus is called in one of the sonnets, who gathers to listen in silence?

4. What marks each section of poems in "Uncollected Poems"?

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

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