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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 does the main character vow to do now that he is away?
(a) To find a willing wife.
(b) To seek knowledge and wisdom.
(c) To enjoy the present moment.
(d) To take the popular Grand Tour.

2. What does Werther consider to be the closest thing to his own heart?
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Nature.
(d) God.

3. What does Werther give the people he meets in the town square?
(a) Advice.
(b) A stern lecture.
(c) A smile.
(d) Pennies.

4. What skill of Werther's is suffering as a result of his negligence?
(a) His art and drawings.
(b) His health and wellness.
(c) His imagination and sensibility.
(d) His social graces.

5. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"
(a) A spring.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) A mountain.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?

2. In his letter of May 17, what does Werther find the state of humanity to be?

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

4. What is the name of the first woman mentioned by the main character?

5. Which poet does Werther's new female friend mention in relation to the event which disrupts the large gathering they attend?

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