View a FREE sample

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 I-25, how does Rilke refer to a female character?
(a) Content girl.
(b) Angry girl.
(c) Dear girl.
(d) Frivolous girl.

2. Which of the following is different between Book 1, Chapters 1 and 2?
(a) Tone.
(b) Quality.
(c) Literary techniques.
(d) Poem length.

3. In the elegy about angels, "Every angel is ______."
(a) Demonic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Passive.

4. Which of the following is lacking in Rilke's elegies?
(a) Structure.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Diction.
(d) Figurative language.

5. What is the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) "For the Sake of a Single Poem."
(b) "The Bird Feeders."
(c) "The Prodigal Son."
(d) "Fear."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the poet ask, "Tell me, must I travel?"

2. What is the name of the last poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?

3. What does Rilke disregard in writing his elegies?

4. When was Book 1, Chapter 1 written?

5. Which animal is described as being able to escape a more powerful animal?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 164 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample