2. Which of the following poems has the theme of being held back?
(a) The poem about the gazelle.
(b) The poem about ancient women.
(c) The poem about the panther.
(d) The poem about the swan.

3. What is the translation of "Black Cat," as shown in the translated version of the poem?
(a) Schart Kazte.
(b) Schwarze Katze.
(c) Schwartze Kaze.
(d) Schare Catz.

4. How does Rilke feel at the beginning of "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Excited.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Melancholy.

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

6. Which of the following is included in the final poem of Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Sea animals.
(b) Various religious figures.
(c) Space and stars.
(d) Roofs and floors.

7. What is the main difference between the English and German poems?
(a) The German poems are completely different and impossible to translate to English.
(b) The translation uses weaker description.
(c) The German poems rhyme better than the translation.
(d) The translation has a different message.

8. In which poem is personification most relevant?
(a) "Alcestis."
(b) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(c) "Schwarze Katze."
(d) "The Flamingos."

9. What are the ancient women that Rilke describes called?
(a) Heterae.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Hermetia.
(d) Hetrio.

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

11. Which of the following is the first poem in Book 1, Chapter 4?
(a) "Requiem for a Friend."
(b) "Discourse of Fruit."
(c) "Traveling in a Dream."
(d) "Poem for Marie."

12. Which adjective best describes both of the poems about the human condition in Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Meaningless.
(b) Complex.
(c) Unintentional.
(d) Short.

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

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

15. What does the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One" focus on?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Pain.
(c) Relationship.
(d) Weather.