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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. What is the name of one of the people Werther meets in the town square?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Johann.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Marcus.

2. What, according to Werther, is most dangerous to the individual?
(a) Desire.
(b) Depression.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Solitude.

3. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?
(a) That they are not, and can never be, equals.
(b) That they come from the same common stock.
(c) That they must always be suspicious of one another.
(d) That they can never be honest with one another.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Werther defend to his employer in the letter of December 24?

2. What author does Werther enjoy reading?

3. How does Werther view those who keep their distance from commoners?

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

5. To whom is Werther's new female friend "as good as engaged"?

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