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

2. What is the origin of the poem that mentions Hermes?
(a) Indian Ocean.
(b) Africa.
(c) London.
(d) Mediterranean Sea.

3. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) "Old Poems."
(b) "New Poems."
(c) "These Animals."
(d) "Ancient Women."

4. How are the poems in "Sonnets to Orpheus" (Book 1, Chapter 8) named?
(a) Combinations of numbers.
(b) Roman numerals.
(c) Key words.
(d) Themes in the poem.

5. What is the name of the poem following "Ibsen"?
(a) "The Sacraments of a Saint."
(b) "The Temptations of a Saint."
(c) "The Fear of a Saint."
(d) "The Fate of a Saint."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main difference between the English and German poems?

2. Who is the poem "Ariel" named after?

3. According to Rilke, what do poems written in one's youth lack?

4. According to Rilke's poem, how did the prodigal son grow up?

5. When the narrative character speaks to women in the streets, where do they speak from?

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