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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. What is the annexation of Bohemia compared to in the introduction?
(a) American rule of Native Americans.
(b) Hitler's reign.
(c) British rule of Ireland.
(d) The relationship between America and Canada.

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

3. How does Rilke describe the gazelle in the poem?
(a) Curious.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Indecent.
(d) Graceful.

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

5. Why does the narrator admire the dead person in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) The deceased was loving.
(b) The deceased was appreciative.
(c) The deceased was good at writing.
(d) The deceased was smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a result of the discrepancy in translation in "I am the Anxious One"?

2. What is the translation of "Black Cat," as shown in the translated version of the poem?

3. Whom does the poet ask, "Tell me, must I travel?"

4. What is the name of the poem following "Ibsen"?

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

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