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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the main character find enjoyable about the area he has arrived at in the first letter?
(a) The proliferation of tame wildlife.
(b) The proximity to the wide-open sea.
(c) The inexpressible natural beauty.
(d) The few large estates surrounding the town.

2. What does the main character vow to do now that he is away?
(a) To seek knowledge and wisdom.
(b) To enjoy the present moment.
(c) To find a willing wife.
(d) To take the popular Grand Tour.

3. To what does Werther compare the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) A sinner.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A dove.
(d) A martyr.

4. What does Werther give the people he meets in the town square?
(a) Advice.
(b) A stern lecture.
(c) A smile.
(d) Pennies.

5. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?
(a) A building contract.
(b) The interviewing of potential servants.
(c) An inheritance dispute.
(d) Arrangements for travel.

6. What, according to the main character, leads to the most complications in business affairs?
(a) Greed and miserliness.
(b) The irritatingly slow postal system.
(c) Misunderstanding and lethargy.
(d) The multitude of forms and official notices.

7. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) A miser.
(b) A child.
(c) A king.
(d) A madman.

8. What does Werther feel very connected to?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Nature.

9. In which country does this novel take place?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

10. 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.

11. What does Werther resolve to do in the letter of September 3?
(a) To leave Wahlheim.
(b) To propose to Lotte.
(c) To take his own life.
(d) To write a love letter to Lotte.

12. What is the name of the person to whom Werther writes his letters?
(a) Johann.
(b) Friederich.
(c) Albert.
(d) Wilhelm.

13. According to Werther in his letter of May 26, how is great art made?
(a) By following the classical rules of proportion.
(b) By adhering to what Nature offers the artist.
(c) By honing one's skills in an apprenticeship.
(d) By allowing one's imagination to supplement nature.

14. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?
(a) Fir trees.
(b) Maple trees.
(c) Birch trees.
(d) Linden trees.

15. Of what feeling does Werther complain in the letter of August 22?
(a) Rage.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Listlessness.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which month of the year does the novel begin?

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

3. What activity does Werther fill his time with, at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Werther think of Albert?

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

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