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

3. Which of the following feelings is not experienced by the poet in the first elegy of Book 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Unworthiness.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Joy.
(d) Remorse.

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

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

6. According to Rilke's poem, how did the prodigal son grow up?
(a) Well-loved.
(b) Unappreciatively.
(c) Mistreated.
(d) Fearful.

7. 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 more reluctant to reveal information to the reader.
(d) They become less descriptive.

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

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

10. In what year were the poems in "Sonnets to Orpheus" written?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1923.

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

12. Book 1, Chapter 7 is dedicated to _________.
(a) The elegy.
(b) A man Rilke didn't know very well.
(c) An ancient Greek God.
(d) A woman named Maria.

13. How many elegies are contained in Chapter 7?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 4.

14. Which of the following does Rilke use in his elegies to move readers?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Emotive language.
(c) Irony.
(d) Illustrations.

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