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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the women described in Rilke's poem about the ancient women dress?
(a) In animal patterns.
(b) Similar to men.
(c) In Victorian gowns.
(d) In bathing suits.

2. In Greek mythology, what did the sun readily take on the guise of?
(a) Living man.
(b) Worshippers.
(c) Wind.
(d) Church.

3. What is the German 'Angstlicher' referring to?
(a) Somebody who does not understand anxiety.
(b) Somebody who is always anxious.
(c) City of Time.
(d) Somebody having a feeling in a way that is a noun.

4. Which animal's motions are most notable through Rilke's poems?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Swan.
(c) Panther.
(d) Gazelle.

5. What does the swan symbolize?
(a) Family.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fidelity.
(d) Angels.

6. What is the name of Book 1, Chapter 4?
(a) "Inconsistency."
(b) "Knowing."
(c) "Dream."
(d) "Requiem."

7. The author's message in "Requiem for a Friend" is that when something is lost, it is also _________.
(a) Joyous.
(b) Missed.
(c) Hated.
(d) Preserved.

8. Who annexed Rilke's part of Czech Bohemia with World War I?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Austria.
(d) Russia.

9. Whom does the poet ask, "Tell me, must I travel?"
(a) A dead friend.
(b) A god.
(c) A lover.
(d) A parent.

10. Which of the following is a characteristic of the abnormal women in Rilke's poem?
(a) Married.
(b) Writers.
(c) Educated.
(d) Beautifully dressed.

11. 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 swan.
(d) The poem about the panther.

12. In which way are the poems in the book presented?
(a) By the location in which they were written.
(b) By subject.
(c) Alphabetical order.
(d) Chronologically.

13. Which of the following best describes the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Observation.
(b) Argument.
(c) Persuasive.
(d) Angry.

14. Why does the narrator admire the dead person in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) The deceased was loving.
(b) The deceased was smart.
(c) The deceased was appreciative.
(d) The deceased was good at writing.

15. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?
(a) Study the movements they make.
(b) Advertise for a zoo.
(c) Emphasize how captivity is bad for animals.
(d) Pay homage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the last poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?

2. What is the origin of the poem that mentions Hermes?

3. Which of the following would be an analogy used in Rilke's poetry for the way religion has changed?

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

5. What language did Rilke speak living in Bohemia?

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