The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the elegy about angels, "Every angel is ______."
(a) Passive.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) Angry.
(d) Demonic.

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

3. In "Ariel" which stanza is the longest?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

4. In I-25, how does Rilke refer to a female character?
(a) Frivolous girl.
(b) Content girl.
(c) Dear girl.
(d) Angry girl.

5. In Rilke's poem, who did the prodigal son feel bound by?
(a) Those who disparaged him publicly.
(b) Those who respected him.
(c) Those who loved him.
(d) Those who hated him.

6. How does Rilke make up for writing in generalized poetic form?
(a) He creates dynamic settings.
(b) He introuces new characters randomly.
(c) He varies line length.
(d) He varies the tone from line to line.

7. How are the poems in Book 1, Chapter 5 written?
(a) In prose.
(b) In short story form.
(c) In song form.
(d) In poem form.

8. What type of fears are addressed in the poem "Fears"?
(a) Childhood.
(b) Fake.
(c) Adult.
(d) Religious.

9. Who is the poem "Ariel" named after?
(a) Rilke's mother.
(b) A character in a play.
(c) A Disney character.
(d) Rilke's daughter.

10. In the poem about faces, what do vast numbers of things appear to be?
(a) Infinite.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Shallow.
(d) Light.

11. The "diaphonous girl" appears to be a part of __________.
(a) Rilke.
(b) Rilke's best friend who died.
(c) Rilke's father.
(d) Rilke's lover.

12. According to Rilke, what does Orpheus invigorate?
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Thinking.

13. Each elegy is named with ___________________.
(a) The name of a fictional character.
(b) A keyword.
(c) A letter.
(d) A number.

14. What is the name of the poem that suggests that even going back to ancient times, there was hustle and bustle?
(a) "Straining so hard...."
(b) "To Music."
(c) "Ariel."
(d) "To Holderlin."

15. In "To Holderlin," which of the following is referenced in the first stanza?
(a) Physics and chemistry.
(b) Speed and motion.
(c) Space and stars.
(d) Love and how long it lasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of sonnet II-8?

2. Which of the following is lacking in Rilke's elegies?

3. What does the poet become frustrated by in "Sonnets to Orpheus"?

4. In what year were the poems in "Sonnets to Orpheus" written?

5. In the elegy, Rilke wonders if an angel will hear _______.

(see the answer keys)

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