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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 animal is described as being a restless captive?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Panther.
(c) Swan.
(d) Gazelle.

2. Which of the following scenarios does Rilke use to describe pain?
(a) The swan can never find a real home.
(b) The gazelle is graceful but must always run from predators.
(c) The panther is trapped, unable to exert his power.
(d) The pigeon is unable to find a nest.

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

4. Which family member does Rilke dedicate a poem to?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Father.
(d) Brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?

2. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?

3. What is a result of the discrepancy in translation in "I am the Anxious One"?

4. What did the women in Rilke's poem about ancient women overcome?

5. What does the swan symbolize?

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