View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Werther in his letter of May 26, how is great art made?
(a) By honing one's skills in an apprenticeship.
(b) By allowing one's imagination to supplement nature.
(c) By following the classical rules of proportion.
(d) By adhering to what Nature offers the artist.

2. What does Werther feel very connected to?
(a) Science.
(b) History.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Nature.

3. What annoys Werther's employer?
(a) Werther's acquaintance with a different man.
(b) The many procedures of governmental work.
(c) Werther's political views.
(d) The slowness of Werther's work.

4. What does Werther implore the addressee of his letters to do in his letter of May 13?
(a) To reconcile an argument with another good friend.
(b) To accompany Werther on a journey.
(c) To send Werther no books.
(d) To write to Werther's mother.

5. What is Werther convinced about, regarding the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) That she loves him.
(b) That she is oblivious to him.
(c) That she hates him.
(d) That she pities him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther assert, regarding the upper-class society he finds himself in in Weimar?

2. How does Werther feel, now that he has moved away from Wahlheim?

3. What is the name of the woman Werther meets at the vicar's home?

4. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?

5. Who is the "Melusine" to whom Werther refers?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 296 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample