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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What experiment does the foreign visitor's companion try on Charlotte and Ottilie?
(a) The gravity investigation.
(b) The pendulum experiment.
(c) The scales hypothesis.
(d) The leverage trial.

2. Who addresses the crowd at the foundation stone ceremony?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The architect.
(c) The mason.
(d) The beggar.

3. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?
(a) As a "virginal and innocent" girl.
(b) As a "hotly passionate" experienced woman.
(c) As a "tempestuous and violent" harridan.
(d) As a "secretly shy" young lover.

4. During a stroll around his property with the captain and Charlotte, what activity does Eduard suddenly change his mind about engaging in, and why?
(a) He decides not to ride into town because he cannot settle a debt with his architect.
(b) He decides not to plant a new stand of trees because they would detract from the views.
(c) He decides not to purchase a new team of horses because his carriage broke down.
(d) He decides not to go rowing on the lake because he thinks of Ottilie.

5. What language are the household servants ignorant of?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building does Charlotte decide she and Ottilie will live in for a period of time?

2. Who comes to visit the estate after the foundation stone ceremony?

3. How do Eduard and Charlotte act in front of the others the morning after they sleep together?

4. What does the female guest find disagreeable in Eduard?

5. What event endangers the protagonists of the story?

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