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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. Which of the following feelings is not experienced by the poet in the first elegy of Book 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Joy.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Unworthiness.

2. When the narrative character speaks to women in the streets, where do they speak from?
(a) Porches.
(b) Doorways.
(c) Windows.
(d) Benches.

3. In "Requiem for a Friend," which of the following is left unclear?
(a) The narrative character's friend's name.
(b) The feelings of the narrator for the person who died.
(c) The narrative character's gender.
(d) The narrator's thoughts on traveling.

4. What is the narrator willing to look in the face in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Gamblers.
(b) A god.
(c) Death.
(d) Vengeful friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is similar about each elegy in Book 1, Chapter 7?

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

3. Which family member does Rilke dedicate a poem to?

4. How is "To Music" written?

5. Which of the following scenarios does Rilke use to describe pain?

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