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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 30 through December 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Werther, is most dangerous to the individual?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Desire.
(d) Depression.

2. How does Werther view those who keep their distance from commoners?
(a) As cowards.
(b) As sensible.
(c) As wise.
(d) As snobbish.

3. Why has Werther not written to the usual recipient of his letters as of late?
(a) Werther has been traveling.
(b) Werther has been very ill.
(c) Werther has been busy with business affairs.
(d) Werther has become infatuated with someone.

4. In which object or objects is Werther surprised to find clear evidence of his own folly?
(a) In his own diary.
(b) In his letters to his friend.
(c) In the town newspaper.
(d) In his notes on Homer.

5. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"
(a) The ocean.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annoys Werther's employer?

2. What does Werther suddenly shout at Lotte, as related in the letter of December 4?

3. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?

4. Whom does Werther defend to his employer in the letter of December 24?

5. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?

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