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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July 26 through September 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What example does Werther use to support his argument of the subject in the letter of August 12?
(a) A man who shot himself.
(b) A girl who drowned herself.
(c) A boy who hanged himself.
(d) A woman who poisoned herself.

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

4. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?
(a) A great German poet and artist upon whom Werther models himself.
(b) His father, whom Werther considered a role model.
(c) A close female friend with whom he shared much of his soul.
(d) His brother, with whom Werther shared a close friendship.

5. Which poet does Werther's new female friend mention in relation to the event which disrupts the large gathering they attend?
(a) Heine.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Klopstock.
(d) Friedrichson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther think of Albert?

2. How does the main character describe the town in which he resides as of the first letter?

3. What does the main character find pleasant about the place in which he currently resides?

4. What occurrence disrupts the event Werther and his new female friend are attending?

5. In which object or objects is Werther surprised to find clear evidence of his own folly?

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