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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 10 through 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Werther assist in his or her daily chore?
(a) A cook buying food for supper.
(b) A footman repairing a broken carriage.
(c) A farmer-boy repairing a plow.
(d) A servant girl drawing water from the spring.

2. Whose business must the main character deal with in the first letter?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His good friend's.
(c) His associate's.
(d) His father's.

3. What of old Count von M.'s does the main character praise for its pleasurable effect?
(a) The fields.
(b) The stables.
(c) The garden.
(d) The mansion.

4. What is the main character's name?
(a) Lotte.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Albert.
(d) Werther.

5. What author does Werther enjoy reading?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Homer.
(d) St. Augustine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"

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

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

5. What does Werther like to watch the village girls do?

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