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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. Which word best describes Rilke in the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One'?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A lover.
(c) A complainer.
(d) A builder.

2. What did the women in Rilke's poem about ancient women overcome?
(a) Bad reputations.
(b) Pressures of education.
(c) Restrictive roles.
(d) Raising children.

3. Which animal's motions are most notable through Rilke's poems?
(a) Panther.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Gazelle.
(d) Swan.

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

5. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Don't you hear my voice?
(b) Don't you love me anymore?
(c) Won't you stay and ease my fears?
(d) Can't you hear the words?

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One" focus on?

3. When was Book 1, Chapter 1 written?

4. How old is Rilke's family member in the poem that describes them?

5. Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the gazelle poem?

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