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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 3, New Poems II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was Book 1, Chapter 1 written?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1905.

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

5. Where was Rilke from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Australia.
(c) Bohemia.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the translation of "Black Cat," as shown in the translated version of the poem?

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

3. How does Rilke feel at the beginning of "I am the Anxious One"?

4. In the poem about the abnormal women, which stanza is the longest?

5. In Greek mythology, what did the sun readily take on the guise of?

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