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

2. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Won't you stay and ease my fears?
(b) Don't you love me anymore?
(c) Don't you hear my voice?
(d) Can't you hear the words?

3. What does the panther serve to be a symbol of?
(a) The sun rising each morning.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) The German legal system.
(d) Natural power.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1, what can be found in all things in life?

2. Who annexed Rilke's part of Czech Bohemia with World War I?

3. In the poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo," the poet is most similar to __________.

4. Which poem most portrays the power of classical theme in poetry?

5. Which of the following poems has the theme of being held back?

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