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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July 26 through September 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?
(a) His father, whom Werther considered a role model.
(b) A great German poet and artist upon whom Werther models himself.
(c) His brother, with whom Werther shared a close friendship.
(d) A close female friend with whom he shared much of his soul.

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

4. What does the main character find pleasant about the place in which he currently resides?
(a) The solitude.
(b) The museums.
(c) The bustling city.
(d) The crisp air.

5. Whom does Werther find in the square of the town Werther has come to love?
(a) Several pretty girls.
(b) An elderly couple.
(c) Two young boys.
(d) Two gentlemen quarreling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose business must the main character deal with in the first letter?

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

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

4. What is the name of Werther's new female acquaintance?

5. Of what feeling does Werther complain in the letter of August 22?

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