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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 17 through 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Werther find in the square of the town Werther has come to love?
(a) Several pretty girls.
(b) An elderly couple.
(c) Two young boys.
(d) Two gentlemen quarreling.

2. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?
(a) A building contract.
(b) The interviewing of potential servants.
(c) Arrangements for travel.
(d) An inheritance dispute.

3. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?
(a) His brother, with whom Werther shared a close friendship.
(b) His father, whom Werther considered a role model.
(c) A great German poet and artist upon whom Werther models himself.
(d) A close female friend with whom he shared much of his soul.

4. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"
(a) A spring.
(b) A mountain.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The ocean.

5. In his letter of May 17, what does Werther find the state of humanity to be?
(a) Generally monotonous.
(b) Awesome and inspiring.
(c) Happy and joyous.
(d) Horribly sinful.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom must the main character transact the business to which he refers in the first letter?

2. What is the name of the town an hours' walk from where Werther currently lodges?

3. In his letter of May 22, what does Werther assert makes people truly happy?

4. What of old Count von M.'s does the main character praise for its pleasurable effect?

5. How does the main character describe the town in which he resides as of the first letter?

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