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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What line follows from "And so you died, as women used to die"?
(a) During labor, the lament we omitted.
(b) In the streets, like an animal.
(c) Can you still hear me in death?
(d) At home, in your own warm bedroom.

3. What is a result of the discrepancy in translation in "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Expansion.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Regret.

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

5. Which word best describes Rilke in the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One'?
(a) A lover.
(b) A complainer.
(c) A dreamer.
(d) A builder.

6. How old is Rilke's family member in the poem that describes them?
(a) Young adult.
(b) Middle-aged adult.
(c) Elderly
(d) Child.

7. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Won't you stay and ease my fears?
(b) Don't you love me anymore?
(c) Don't you hear my voice?
(d) Can't you hear the words?

8. In the poem about the gazelle, which of the following is included?
(a) An elegy.
(b) An epithet.
(c) A couplet.
(d) A sonnet.

9. What friend is the one talked about in "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Paula.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Marie.
(d) Gary.

10. What name is used in Rilke's poetry that has been passed down through Greek tragedies?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Creon.
(c) Alcestis.
(d) Eurydice.

11. Which of the following people does Rilke paint a picture of through poetry?
(a) Himself.
(b) His favorite pet.
(c) His country's leader.
(d) His mother.

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

13. Which of the following scenarios does Rilke use to describe pain?
(a) The gazelle is graceful but must always run from predators.
(b) The pigeon is unable to find a nest.
(c) The swan can never find a real home.
(d) The panther is trapped, unable to exert his power.

14. What is the name of the last poem in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) "Buddha in Faith."
(b) "Fame in Glory."
(c) "Buddha in Glory."
(d) "Heaven in Glory."

15. What language did Rilke speak living in Bohemia?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first poem in Book 1, Chapter 4?

2. In Greek mythology, what did the sun readily take on the guise of?

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

4. What of the following are not themes in Rilke's poems in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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

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