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

2. Which family member does Rilke dedicate a poem to?
(a) Brother.
(b) Father.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

3. What is "Requiem for a Friend" about?
(a) Love for a best friend.
(b) Fear after somebody has died.
(c) Fear when a baby is born.
(d) Failure to save somebody.

4. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?
(a) Emphasize how captivity is bad for animals.
(b) Advertise for a zoo.
(c) Study the movements they make.
(d) Pay homage.

5. Whom does the poet ask, "Tell me, must I travel?"
(a) A god.
(b) A parent.
(c) A dead friend.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new element introduced in "Requiem for a Friend"?

2. The author's message in "Requiem for a Friend" is that when something is lost, it is also _________.

3. Which of the following describes the ancient women?

4. What is the name of the last poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?

5. According to the poet, what is the main concern of the living?

(see the answer key)

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