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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. According to Rilke, what occurs in society to frightening degrees?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Love.
(d) Spending money.

2. In sonnet II-13, the 'invisible you" is _________.
(a) Alive and well.
(b) Dead and unfound.
(c) Existing in hell.
(d) Dead in Eurydice.

3. Which word is associated with the women described in Rilke's poem about the Greek women?
(a) Unsuccessful.
(b) Homosexual.
(c) Unmarried.
(d) Bed-ridden.

4. Which of the following is contained in the appendix of Book 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Original drafts.
(b) Enitrely new poems.
(c) A glossary and a map.
(d) An index of themes in the elegies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In poems I-8 and I-25, which themes are united?

2. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?

3. When were the poems published in Book 1, Chapter 2 ?

4. How are the poems in Book 1, Chapter 5 written?

5. What does Rilke disregard in writing his elegies?

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