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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 8, Sonnets to Orpheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Persuasive.
(b) Observation.
(c) Argument.
(d) Angry.

2. What marks each section of poems in "Uncollected Poems"?
(a) Letters.
(b) Roman numerals.
(c) Words.
(d) Numbers.

3. Which poem has the following line: "You must change your life"?
(a) "Black Cat."
(b) "The Flamingos."
(c) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(d) "Creon."

4. Which of the following is evident in Rilke's poems?
(a) Knowledge combined with contempt.
(b) Faith combined with imagination.
(c) Imagination combined with knowledge.
(d) Pure research.

5. What is the name of the author of Greek tragedies?
(a) Oedipus Rex.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Alcestis.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following would be an analogy used in Rilke's poetry for the way religion has changed?

2. How many parts is "Uncollected Poems" divided into?

3. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?

4. What is "Requiem for a Friend" about?

5. In the third poem in "Sonnet to Orpheus," who are the three basic characters?

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