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

2. Which of the following is evident in Rilke's poems?
(a) Imagination combined with knowledge.
(b) Knowledge combined with contempt.
(c) Pure research.
(d) Faith combined with imagination.

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

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

5. In the poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo," the poet is most similar to __________.
(a) A museum visitor.
(b) A lover.
(c) A zookeeper.
(d) A mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Rilke speak living in Bohemia?

2. Which of the following would be an analogy used in Rilke's poetry for the way religion has changed?

3. In which way are the poems in the book presented?

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

5. Which adjective best describes both of the poems about the human condition in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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