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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 line follows from "And so you died, as women used to die"?
(a) Can you still hear me in death?
(b) In the streets, like an animal.
(c) At home, in your own warm bedroom.
(d) During labor, the lament we omitted.

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

3. Which of the following do not describe a poem in Rilke's book?
(a) A clown in the park trying to make a living.
(b) A panther in a cage.
(c) Time of day.
(d) Rilke's father before Rilke was born.

4. The author's message in "Requiem for a Friend" is that when something is lost, it is also _________.
(a) Missed.
(b) Preserved.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Hated.

5. What is the name of the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) "I find peace in the world, high and low."
(b) "I yearn for desire in each acquaintance."
(c) "I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all."
(d) "I long for the Lord's ability to stay in my life."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Rilke's family member in the poem that describes them?

2. What did the women in Rilke's poem about ancient women overcome?

3. What is the main difference between the English and German poems?

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

5. Which family member does Rilke dedicate a poem to?

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