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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. In which poem is it relevant that religion has changed since Greek mythology?
(a) "Schwarze Katze."
(b) "Orpheus."
(c) "Archaic Torso of Apollo."
(d) "Black Cat."

2. Which animal is described as being a restless captive?
(a) Gazelle.
(b) Swan.
(c) Panther.
(d) Pigeon.

3. Which word is associated with the women described in Rilke's poem about the Greek women?
(a) Unsuccessful.
(b) Bed-ridden.
(c) Homosexual.
(d) Unmarried.

4. Which word best describes Rilke in the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One'?
(a) A lover.
(b) A builder.
(c) A dreamer.
(d) A complainer.

5. When were the poems published in Book 1, Chapter 2 ?
(a) 1905, 1906.
(b) 1910, 1911.
(c) 1907, 1908.
(d) 1900, 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. What follows from "I have my dead"?

2. Who annexed Rilke's part of Czech Bohemia with World War I?

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

4. Why does the narrator admire the dead person in "Requiem for a Friend"?

5. Which animal's motions are most notable through Rilke's poems?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the consequences of translating German to English?

2. Why is it significant for Rilke to write about the sun in "Archaic Torso of Apollo"?

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

4. How does Rilke honor ancient Greeks?

5. Why is the "City of Time" a complex translation?

6. Describe Rainer Marie Rilke's background.

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

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

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

10. What does Rilke proclaim in "I am the Anxious One"?

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