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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 9, More Sonnets to Orpheus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "I am the Anxious One" end?
(a) City of Time.
(b) City of Rain.
(c) City of Dreams.
(d) City of Weeps.

2. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Don't you love me anymore?
(b) Won't you stay and ease my fears?
(c) Don't you hear my voice?
(d) Can't you hear the words?

3. Which of the following scenarios does Rilke use to describe pain?
(a) The pigeon is unable to find a nest.
(b) The swan can never find a real home.
(c) The panther is trapped, unable to exert his power.
(d) The gazelle is graceful but must always run from predators.

4. When was Book 1, Chapter 1 written?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1920.

5. In the second stanza of the first elegy in Book 1, Chapter 7, "A ____ rolled toward you."
(a) God.
(b) Wave.
(c) Wheel.
(d) Springtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rilke, what comes after silence?

2. What is the name of the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?

3. What is "For the Sake of a Single Poem" about?

4. In "Requiem for a Friend," what moves the narrative character to travel?

5. Which of the following does Rilke use in his elegies to move readers?

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