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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. In Greek mythology, what did the sun readily take on the guise of?
(a) Living man.
(b) Church.
(c) Wind.
(d) Worshippers.

2. What follows from "I have my dead"?
(a) And I keep them close.
(b) And I want to die.
(c) And I have let them go.
(d) And I let them live.

3. What is the name of the poem following "Ibsen"?
(a) "The Temptations of a Saint."
(b) "The Fear of a Saint."
(c) "The Sacraments of a Saint."
(d) "The Fate of a Saint."

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

5. In what year were the poems in "Sonnets to Orpheus" written?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?

2. In which poem is it relevant that religion has changed since Greek mythology?

3. How many poems are in Book 1, Chapter 6?

4. What became of Bohemia?

5. Who answered questions on Apollo's behalf?

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