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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 4 through November 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the town an hours' walk from where Werther currently lodges?
(a) Wahlheim.
(b) Bremen.
(c) Waldmar.
(d) Erfurt.

2. What does Werther imagine about Albert in the letter of October 10?
(a) That Albert plots to destroy Werther's reputation.
(b) That Albert is keeping secrets from his wife.
(c) That Albert is not as happily married as he should be.
(d) That Albert married Lotte only for her money.

3. Why does Albert keep his pistols always unloaded?
(a) He does not believe that firearms are good.
(b) He does not actually know how to load and clean the pistols.
(c) His mother implored him to keep them always unloaded.
(d) He once had a bad experience when a maid was injured.

4. What author supplants Homer in Werther's heart?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Ossian.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. According to Werther in the letter of October 19, what will fill the void in his heart?
(a) Holding Lotte to his heart.
(b) Writing sentimental poetry.
(c) Finding a wife of his own.
(d) Traveling abroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the letter of August 18, what thing does Werther admit to finding both joy and misery in?

2. According to Werther, what is the one thing that makes Man's life worthwhile?

3. What story does the person near the plow in the town square tell Werther?

4. Whom does Werther find in the square of the town Werther has come to love?

5. According to Werther in his letter of May 26, how is great art made?

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