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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 irritates Werther about Lotte and the friend who visits her in the letter of October 26?
(a) Their reliance on men for their livelihoods.
(b) Their seeming indifference to the losses of others.
(c) Their insistence on reading Werther's letters aloud.
(d) Their high-pitched laughter.

2. What is the name of the youngest person Werther meets in the town square?
(a) Victor.
(b) Hans.
(c) Wolfgang.
(d) Jakob.

3. 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 "civilized pastimes of society."
(d) The "bucolic pleasures of the country."

4. What does the main character find pleasant about the place in which he currently resides?
(a) The bustling city.
(b) The crisp air.
(c) The museums.
(d) The solitude.

5. What activity is the young woman who becomes Werther's friend engaged in when Werther meets her?
(a) Running away from home.
(b) Cleaning her father's house.
(c) Cutting bread for children.
(d) Dressing for an evening on the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther wonder about happiness in the letter of November 30?

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

3. What tone does Werther desire his literature to have?

4. What best describes the personality of Werther's employer?

5. What is the name of the person Werther meets in the letter of November 30?

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