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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. What is the annexation of Bohemia compared to in the introduction?
(a) Hitler's reign.
(b) British rule of Ireland.
(c) The relationship between America and Canada.
(d) American rule of Native Americans.

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

3. Which of the following would be an analogy used in Rilke's poetry for the way religion has changed?
(a) Changing one's appearance instead of accepting it.
(b) Laying out in the sun as opposed to worshipping it.
(c) Getting an education when simpler people are happier.
(d) Owning animals instead of worshipping them.

4. What is the tone of "Requiem for a Friend"?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pondering.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Joy.

5. Which poem has the following line: "Then all at once the messenger is there"?
(a) "Black Cat."
(b) "The Flamingos."
(c) "Alcestis."
(d) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem about the abnormal women, which stanza is the longest?

2. Which of the following is a theme in "I am the Anxious One"?

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

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

5. Which of the following is the name of one of Rilke's poems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the first line in the poem about Alcestis significant?

2. Choose one poem from Book 1, Chapter 2 and dissect the meaning.

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

4. Describe the poem about Rilke's father in Book 1, Chapter 2.

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

6. How does Rilke honor ancient Greeks?

7. What is the message found in "I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all"?

8. Describe the differences between the poems in Book 1, Chapter 2 and the poems in Book 1, Chapter 1.

9. What is the tone of the poem, "Archaic Torso of Apollo"?

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

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