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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 what years were the "Uncollected Poems" written?
(a) 1913-1918.
(b) 1910-1916.
(c) 1926-1928.
(d) 1990-1995.

2. How are the poems in "Sonnets to Orpheus" (Book 1, Chapter 8) named?
(a) Key words.
(b) Roman numerals.
(c) Combinations of numbers.
(d) Themes in the poem.

3. How is "To Music" written?
(a) In one-word lines.
(b) In short paragraphs.
(c) In long paragraphs.
(d) In brief phrases.

4. What is "For the Sake of a Single Poem" about?
(a) Women.
(b) Animals.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Wisdom.

5. According to Rilke's suggestion, which of the following should be used to remember Orpheus?
(a) A large memorial site.
(b) Live roses.
(c) Dead ornaments.
(d) Feasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "To Holderlin", which pair of words describes the two distinct times in life?

2. In the poem about faces, what do vast numbers of things appear to be?

3. In the elegy about angels, "Every angel is ______."

4. In the poem where the narrator is lying in bed, which item describes the narrator's day?

5. Which of the following is a line from the poem "To Holderlin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rilke give in to tradition while writing, as exemplified in his elegies?

2. What is "Faces" about?

3. What is the difference between a poem and prose?

4. Who does the invisible 'you' reference in the first poem in "Sonnets to Orpheus"?

5. What is "The Bird Feeders" about?

6. Describe "To Music."

7. Describe the "diaphaonous girl."

8. What does Rilke mean when he refers to "pampered favorites"?

9. Describe "To Holderlin."

10. Why do you think that only some poems have titles?

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