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

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

3. In the poem "I am the Anxious One," which stanza is the longest?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

4. In "To Holderlin", which pair of words describes the two distinct times in life?
(a) Joy and trial.
(b) Anger and happiness.
(c) Gratitude and shame.
(d) Fame and fortune.

5. In the case of those poems with no titles, what is used as a reference?
(a) The narrator's name.
(b) The first line.
(c) The subject.
(d) The last line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poem about faces called?

2. In which poem is there an allusion to "The Tempest"?

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

4. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?

5. In one paragraph in the poem about faces, what has a woman fallen into?

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