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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. What is the name of the first woman mentioned by the main character?
(a) Adeline.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sabine.
(d) Leonore.

2. What activity does Werther fill his time with, at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Carousing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Learning.
(d) Painting.

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

4. What does Werther think of when he watches the village girls?
(a) The "divine inspiration of the landscape."
(b) The "patriarchal ways of life."
(c) The "bucolic pleasures of the country."
(d) The "civilized pastimes of society."

5. How does the main character classify the recent events that sent him away?
(a) As a "series of tragic misunderstandings."
(b) As a "misfortune doled out by Fate."
(c) As a "bewildering journey of discovery."
(d) As a "senseless and foolish adventure."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?

4. What skill of Werther's is suffering as a result of his negligence?

5. In which month of the year does the novel begin?

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