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

2. In his letter of May 22, what does Werther assert makes people truly happy?
(a) Loving fiercely and often.
(b) Living in the present moment.
(c) Wandering through nature.
(d) Working hard for wealth.

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

4. What two things does Werther compare in his argument in the letter of August 12?
(a) Overactive imaginations and heightened sensibilities.
(b) Physical illness and suicidal depression.
(c) Hysterical women and the terminally ill.
(d) Innocent children and beatific elders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person considers Werther's conduct with the children to be below Werther's social station?

2. What presence does Werther sense all around him?

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

4. What does the main character vow to do now that he is away?

5. What is the name of Werther's new female acquaintance?

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