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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) "Anxious One."
(b) "The City of Time."
(c) "Time Square."
(d) "The Hours."

3. In "Requiem for a Friend," which of the following is left unclear?
(a) The narrator's thoughts on traveling.
(b) The feelings of the narrator for the person who died.
(c) The narrative character's friend's name.
(d) The narrative character's gender.

4. According to the poem about Lord in Book 1, Chapter 1, what can be found in all things in life?
(a) The divine.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Romance.
(d) Hatred.

5. What is the name of the author of Greek tragedies?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Oedipus Rex.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Alcestis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?

2. How does Rilke feel at the beginning of "I am the Anxious One"?

3. Which family member does Rilke dedicate a poem to?

4. Which of the following people does Rilke paint a picture of through poetry?

5. Which of the following is included in the final poem of Book 1, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author change from the first stanza to the second in "I am the Anxious One"?

2. What is the classical theme that Rilke presents in both "Alcestis" and "Archaic Torso of Apollo"?

3. What is the significance of the women standing in their doorways in "Requiem for a Friend"?

4. How does the tone change in "I am the Anxious One"?

5. How does Rilke honor ancient Greeks?

6. How does the author show genuine emotion in poetry, especially in Book 1, Chapter 5?

7. What does the narrator of "Requiem for a Friend" admire about Paula?

8. What is the tone of "Requiem for a Friend"?

9. Describe Rainer Marie Rilke's background.

10. Describe the rhyming scheme of the poem in which the gazelle is the subject.

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