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

2. What are the ancient women that Rilke describes called?
(a) Hetrio.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Heterae.
(d) Hermetia.

3. What became of Bohemia?
(a) It was divided up among several different countries.
(b) It became part of Russia.
(c) It became Czechoslovakia.
(d) It became a part of Canada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal is described as being a restless captive?

2. Which of the following is a theme in "I am the Anxious One"?

3. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?

4. How does Rilke describe the gazelle in the poem?

5. How did the women described in Rilke's poem about the ancient women dress?

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