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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 4, Requiem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Rilke's family member in the poem that describes them?
(a) Elderly
(b) Young adult.
(c) Child.
(d) Middle-aged adult.

2. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?
(a) Somebody who is always anxious.
(b) Somebody who does not understand anxiety.
(c) City of Time.
(d) Somebody having a feeling in a way that is a noun.

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

4. In "Requiem for a Friend," what moves the narrative character to travel?
(a) The loss of a parent.
(b) The memory of a lost home.
(c) The memory of a beloved pet.
(d) The memory of a friend.

5. What is the main difference between the English and German poems?
(a) The German poems rhyme better than the translation.
(b) The translation has a different message.
(c) The German poems are completely different and impossible to translate to English.
(d) The translation uses weaker description.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem about the gazelle, which of the following is included?

2. What is the annexation of Bohemia compared to in the introduction?

3. In "Requiem for a Friend," which of the following is left unclear?

4. Where does "I am the Anxious One" end?

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

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