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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 20 through December 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Werther defend to his employer in the letter of December 24?
(a) Albert.
(b) Werther himself.
(c) Lotte.
(d) Count C.

2. What subject do Werther and the other young people discuss at the vicar's home?
(a) The question of good and evil.
(b) The similarities between children and madmen.
(c) The effects of good- and ill-humoredness.
(d) The problem of revolutionary politics.

3. Which poet does Werther's new female friend mention in relation to the event which disrupts the large gathering they attend?
(a) Klopstock.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Friedrichson.
(d) Heine.

4. Whom does Werther assist in his or her daily chore?
(a) A footman repairing a broken carriage.
(b) A servant girl drawing water from the spring.
(c) A cook buying food for supper.
(d) A farmer-boy repairing a plow.

5. What feeling fills Werther when he is alone in nature?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Fulfillment.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Longing.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Werther converse near the plow in the town square?

2. What is the name of the woman Werther meets at the vicar's home?

3. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"

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

5. Which person considers Werther's conduct with the children to be below Werther's social station?

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