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Elective Affinities; Quiz

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Elective Affinities; Quiz

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1)

What letter does the Captain keep secret from his friends? (from Part I, Chapters 13-15)

One from the mason to the architect concerning the fleecing of Eduard's estate.
One from Ottilie to Eduard that is salacious in its content.
One from an officer which reactivates the Captain's military service.
One from the Count containing a most promising job offer.
2)

How does Ottilie respond to Eduard's note? (from Part II, Chapters 15-18)

By fainting dead away and waking in a trance.
With an unusual but familiar gesture that is clearly a refusal.
She flies into his arms and they kiss passionately.
She begins to hotly berate Eduard for his foolish choices.
3)

Once the Captain leaves, what does Charlotte suggest to Eduard regarding Ottilie? (from Part I, Chapters 16-18)

That Ottilie return to the boarding school or to her great-aunt's home.
That Eduard and Ottilie leave together to indulge their mutual passion.
That Ottilie become the governess to a wealthy family.
That Charlotte and Ottilie embark on a trip to Italy to view famous sculptures.
4)

What frightening event mars the celebration Eduard had so carefully planned? (from Part I, Chapters 13-15)

A violent storm frightens the guests.
A madman shoots a party guest and runs away
A horse rears, throwing its rider, and striking a few people.
A dam collapses and spills people into the water.
5)

What does Eduard focus on in his solitude? (from Part I, Chapters 16-18)

His quarrels with Mittler.
His business prospects.
His passion for Ottilie.
His desire for death.
6)

Who helps decorate the building which has been designated for restoration? (from Part II, Chapters 1-4)

Charlotte.
Ottilie.
Luciane.
Nanni.
7)

What mistake does Eduard make while leaving the note? (from Part II, Chapters 15-18)

He neglects to sign it, so Ottilie will not know who wrote it.
He forgets that due to a change of plans, Ottilie will no longer arrive at that place.
He accidentally leaves the note in the wrong room.
He accidentally locks himself in the room which Ottilie will be occupying.
8)

What two things does Ottilie refuse to do? (from Part II, Chapters 15-18)

Eat and read.
Paint and keep house.
Speak and be Eduard's wife.
Love again and forgive Charlotte.
9)

To what does the narrator compare the common themes running through Ottilie's journals? (from Part II, Chapters 1-4)

To a garment with a regular weave of fine fabric.
To a garden in which patterns of hedges repeat themselves.
To a novel with a specific trope repeating through it.
To a naval rope with a single strand of red thread.
10)

After Charlotte confronts him, what does Eduard resolve to do? (from Part I, Chapters 16-18)

To seduce Ottilie.
To obtain a divorce.
To leave home.
To kill himself.
11)

What event endangers the protagonists of the story? (from Part II, Chapters 9-12)

An attempted murder.
A carriage robbery.
A blazing house fire.
A river yacht crash.
12)

What, in general, describes Luciane's personality? (from Part II, Chapters 1-4)

She is energetic and attractive but can be annoying and ignorant of others' desires or needs.
She is overly critical of everybody, directly to their faces.
She is reticent and argumentative, and people find her hard to get along with.
She is highly intelligent and beautiful and has a soft, compliant personality.
13)

Who broaches the subject to Eduard of reconciling with Charlotte? (from Part I, Chapters 16-18)

The Captain.
Herr Mittler.
The parson.
The Baroness.
14)

What tragedy results from Ottilie's decision to go against what she knows is safe? (from Part II, Chapters 13-14)

Otto drowns in the lake.
Otto is killed by wolves.
Otto is accidentally poisoned.
Otto is crushed in a fall.
15)

What do Eduard and Charlotte disagree strongly about in the wake of the frightening event during the festivities? (from Part I, Chapters 13-15)

When they should reschedule the entire event.
How to tastefully disperse the guests who stay too late.
Whom among the guests is worthy of being invited to dinner.
Whether the fireworks show should go on as planned.
16)

When is the only time Ottilie does not take Otto with her? (from Part II, Chapters 9-12)

When she rows out on the lake.
When she tidies up her wing of the house.
When she strolls through the woods.
When she walks into town.
17)

What decision does Ottilie make that breaks her usual care and good sense? (from Part II, Chapters 13-14)

To row across the lake with Otto aboard.
To leave Otto in the care of a young village girl.
To take Otto up a very steep and narrow cliffside path.
To lay Otto down on the shoreline and walk alone.
18)

What gift do Charlotte and Ottilie give the architect? (from Part II, Chapters 5-8)

A pair of gloves.
An engraved goblet.
A waistcoat.
A pair of drafter's compasses.
19)

Which vocation does Ottilie decide she wishes to pursue? (from Part II, Chapters 15-18)

To become a great artist and painter.
To teach at the boarding school.
To become a governess to a wealthy family.
To become a maid.
20)

What are the conditions on which Charlotte offers herself to the Major? (from Part II, Chapters 15-18)

She and the Major must be married right away so that she can try to have another child soon.
Ottilie must be willing to unite with Eduard, and that Eduard and the Major leave the house for a time.
The Major must duel to the death with Eduard, thus proving the power of his love for her.
Ottilie must never be turned out of their house but can never socialize with them again.
21)

What portion of the building being restored will receive special attention through painted decorations? (from Part II, Chapters 1-4)

The drawing room.
The sunroom.
The cellar.
The chapel.
22)

What event marks the newborn's baptism with foreboding? (from Part II, Chapters 5-8)

The sudden death of the clergyman.
The poor turnout for the event at the church.
The awkward way Charlotte explains Eduard's absence.
The spilling of the holy water.
23)

What event precipitates the arrival of Charlotte's daughter at the estate? (from Part II, Chapters 1-4)

Luciane has been kicked out of the boarding school.
Ottilie's death and her memorial services.
Luciane's engagement to a wealthy young man.
The birth of Charlotte and Eduard's first child.
24)

Whose observations on the landscape of the estate serve to enrich Charlotte and Ottilie's experience of the land? (from Part II, Chapters 9-12)

The Italian's.
The Frenchman's
The Englishman's.
Herr Mittler's.
25)

What objects on Eduard's property are exactly the same age as Ottilie? (from Part I, Chapters 13-15)

The plane trees by the lake.
The topiaries in the main garden.
The moss hut on the hill.
The peacocks which strut all over the estate.
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