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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 20 through December 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which location does Werther arrange to meet Lotte and Albert?
(a) In a hayfield.
(b) In the town square.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the lodge's dining hall.

2. In the letter of December 24. Werther mentions a woman who brags about her social station. What is her social status?
(a) She is a clerk's daughter.
(b) She is a wealthy merchant's wife.
(c) She is a countess.
(d) She is a farm-girl.

3. What occurrence disrupts the event Werther and his new female friend are attending?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A flood.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A heat wave.

4. What does Werther like to watch the village girls do?
(a) Pick wildflowers.
(b) Bathe in the stream.
(c) Fetch water.
(d) Dance during the festival season.

5. What irks Werther about the society he finds himself with in Weimar?
(a) Their uncaring attitudes.
(b) Their greed for rank.
(c) Their immense beauty.
(d) Their questions of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther think of when he watches the village girls?

2. How does Werther feel, now that he has moved away from Wahlheim?

3. What does Werther implore the addressee of his letters to do in his letter of May 13?

4. In which object or objects is Werther surprised to find clear evidence of his own folly?

5. What does Werther consider to be the closest thing to his own heart?

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