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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 6, Uncollected Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was Book 1, Chapter 5 written?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1915.

3. In the poem where the narrator is lying in bed, which item describes the narrator's day?
(a) A clock-face with no hands.
(b) A bird with one leg.
(c) A door with no knob.
(d) An animal with no home.

4. How many poems are in Book 1, Chapter 6?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 16.

5. Which of the following is the name of one of Rilke's poems?
(a) "Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes."
(b) "Orpheus. Alcestis. Apollo."
(c) "Apollo. Hermes. Eurydice."
(d) "Saint. Hermes. Alcestis."

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Rilke speak living in Bohemia?

2. In which poem is personification most relevant?

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

4. Which of the following seems to have inspired Rilke the most?

5. How long is Rilke's poem about the abnormal women?

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