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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. How did the women described in Rilke's poem about the ancient women dress?
(a) In bathing suits.
(b) In animal patterns.
(c) Similar to men.
(d) In Victorian gowns.

2. Which of the following is included in the final poem of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Space and stars.
(b) Sea animals.
(c) Roofs and floors.
(d) Various religious figures.

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

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

5. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) "The City of Time."
(b) "Time Square."
(c) "The Hours."
(d) "Anxious One."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word is associated with the women described in Rilke's poem about the Greek women?

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

3. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 3?

4. In which poem is personification most relevant?

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

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