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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 does the second stanza of "I am the Anxious One" focus on?
(a) Relationship.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Weather.
(d) Pain.

2. Which of the following is a line from "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Don't you love me anymore?
(b) Don't you hear my voice?
(c) Can't you hear the words?
(d) Won't you stay and ease my fears?

3. How does Rilke feel at the beginning of "I am the Anxious One"?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Excited.
(d) Romantic.

4. According to the poet, what is the main concern of the living?
(a) Death.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

5. What is the name of Book 1, Chapter 4?
(a) "Knowing."
(b) "Dream."
(c) "Requiem."
(d) "Inconsistency."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answered questions on Apollo's behalf?

2. In which poem is personification most relevant?

3. Which word is associated with the women described in Rilke's poem about the Greek women?

4. Which poem most portrays the power of classical theme in poetry?

5. What is the title of Book 1, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the swan represent in Rilke's poem in which it is the subject?

3. How does Rilke describe death in "Requiem for a Friend"?

4. Why is it important to know background information about Rainer Marie Rilke before reading the poems?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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