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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 17 through 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Werther perceive his relationship to other people?
(a) He senses that others are repelled by him.
(b) He finds that others like him.
(c) He feels isolated and alone.
(d) He feels that he is exactly the same as everyone else.

2. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?
(a) Werther thinks it is a boring tale.
(b) Werther considers it a lesson against immorality.
(c) Werther sees it as a shocking scandal.
(d) Werther views it as a testament to pure love and longing.

3. How does the main character view his business affairs turning out?
(a) He is utterly convinced that he will not understand the business.
(b) He feels that there is much profit to be made, but with too much risk.
(c) He believes he is being cheated.
(d) He opines that the situation will turn out well.

4. What activity does Werther fill his time with, at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Carousing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Learning.

5. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?
(a) That they must always be suspicious of one another.
(b) That they can never be honest with one another.
(c) That they are not, and can never be, equals.
(d) That they come from the same common stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Werther compare his general opinion on painting in the letter of May 30?

2. What feeling fills Werther when he is alone in nature?

3. What was the reception Werther first received from the common townsfolk?

4. What does the main character find enjoyable about the area he has arrived at in the first letter?

5. Why, according to Werther, does the "torrent of genius" so rarely pour forth?

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