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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 2, New Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem about the gazelle, which of the following is included?
(a) A couplet.
(b) An epithet.
(c) A sonnet.
(d) An elegy.

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

3. Which animal is described as being able to escape a more powerful animal?
(a) Panther.
(b) Swan.
(c) Bird.
(d) Gazelle.

4. Which of the following do not describe a poem in Rilke's book?
(a) Rilke's father before Rilke was born.
(b) Time of day.
(c) A clown in the park trying to make a living.
(d) A panther in a cage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 2?

2. In the poem "I am the Anxious One," which stanza is the longest?

3. Who annexed Rilke's part of Czech Bohemia with World War I?

4. Which family member does Rilke dedicate a poem to?

5. When were the poems published in Book 1, Chapter 2 ?

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