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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 4 through November 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does Werther compare in his argument in the letter of August 12?
(a) Hysterical women and the terminally ill.
(b) Overactive imaginations and heightened sensibilities.
(c) Innocent children and beatific elders.
(d) Physical illness and suicidal depression.

2. With whom does Werther converse near the plow in the town square?
(a) An elderly gentleman.
(b) A farmer-boy.
(c) A young boy.
(d) The town mayor.

3. What is the name of the town an hours' walk from where Werther currently lodges?
(a) Wahlheim.
(b) Bremen.
(c) Erfurt.
(d) Waldmar.

4. What has happened to the farmer-boy Werther once met in Wahlheim's town square?
(a) He has become violent.
(b) He has sustained an injury.
(c) He has been fired.
(d) He has married his lover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther give the people he meets in the town square?

2. Whom does Werther find in the square of the town Werther has come to love?

3. What is the name of the person to whom Werther writes his letters?

4. According to Werther in the letter of November 15, what is the fate of Man?

5. What does Werther say "wastes his heart away" in the letter of August 18?

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