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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 30 through December 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the main character, leads to the most complications in business affairs?
(a) Greed and miserliness.
(b) The irritatingly slow postal system.
(c) Misunderstanding and lethargy.
(d) The multitude of forms and official notices.

2. What is Lotte's response to Werther's outburst, as related in the letter of December 4?
(a) Lotte tells Werther he is ill and must calm himself.
(b) Lotte asks Werther to be quiet lest he wake the children.
(c) Lotte shouts back at Werther in frustration.
(d) Lotte makes no verbal response, but gives Werther a significant look.

3. Why is the main character happy at the beginning of the first letter?
(a) He has just completed his studies at the university.
(b) He has received a job offer that will elevate his social position.
(c) He has proposed to a beautiful young woman, and she said yes.
(d) He has left his familiar surroundings and people.

4. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) A child.
(b) A madman.
(c) A king.
(d) A miser.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther often wish would happen to him, as related in numerous letters?

2. According to Werther in the letter of October 20, upon what do happiness or misery depend?

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

4. With whom does Werther converse near the plow in the town square?

5. What is this person Werther meets on his walk doing when Werther meets them?

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