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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is "To Music" written?
(a) In long paragraphs.
(b) In brief phrases.
(c) In one-word lines.
(d) In short paragraphs.

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

3. In Rilke's description of supplication, from whom does the man expect to receive assistance?
(a) An angry god.
(b) An ancient Greek god.
(c) Sent angels.
(d) A mysterious woman.

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

5. Which of the following is lacking in Rilke's elegies?
(a) Diction.
(b) Structure.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Figurative language.

6. In the first elegy, what happens to the images as the poem continues?
(a) They become more confusing and deluded.
(b) They grow more spacious and remain descriptive.
(c) They become less descriptive.
(d) They become more reluctant to reveal information to the reader.

7. Which of the following best describes the "diaphonous girl"?
(a) A symbol of sight.
(b) A symbol of speech.
(c) A symbol of knowledge.
(d) A symbol of listening.

8. What is the longest poem in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) "For the Sake of a Single Poem."
(b) "Fear."
(c) "The Bird Feeders."
(d) "The Prodigal Son."

9. Who is Rilke describing with the following line: "Praising is what matters! He was summoned for that"?
(a) Orpheus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hermes.

10. What is the poem about faces called?
(a) "Faceless."
(b) "Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge."
(c) "Faces."
(d) "The Bird Feeders."

11. In one paragraph in the poem about faces, what has a woman fallen into?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A well.
(c) A dark hole.
(d) Herself.

12. When Orpheus is called in one of the sonnets, who gathers to listen in silence?
(a) Every European person.
(b) Every human in the world.
(c) Children.
(d) Animals.

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

14. In Rilke's poem, what do bird feeders represent?
(a) A relationship with God.
(b) A love for one's child.
(c) A romantic and passionate love.
(d) Ignorance of the real world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poems are in Book 1, Chapter 6?

2. What marks each section of poems in "Uncollected Poems"?

3. In the elegy about angels, "Every angel is ______."

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

5. Which of the following is the title of a poem in "Uncollected Poems"?

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