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The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke Quiz

Rainer Maria Rilke
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.

The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke Quiz

Rainer Maria Rilke
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the translation of "Black Cat," as shown in the translated version of the poem? (from Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 3, New Poems II)

2.

What does Rilke disregard in writing his elegies? (from Book 1, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 7, Duino Elegies)

3.

In the second sonnet in "More Sonnets to Orpheus," Rilke writes the following line: "If someone were to fall into ____ slumber." (from Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 9, More Sonnets to Orpheus)

4.

In "Requiem for a Friend," which of the following is left unclear? (from Book 1, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 4, Requiem)

5.

What is the name of the author of Greek tragedies? (from Book 1, The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke : Chapter 3, New Poems II)

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