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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 8 through September 3, 1772.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?
(a) The interviewing of potential servants.
(b) An inheritance dispute.
(c) A building contract.
(d) Arrangements for travel.

2. To what does Werther compare his "poor heart?"
(a) To a blushing maiden.
(b) To a robust soldier.
(c) To a questing knight.
(d) To an ailing child.

3. What does the main character find pleasant about the place in which he currently resides?
(a) The museums.
(b) The solitude.
(c) The crisp air.
(d) The bustling city.

4. What feeling fills Werther when he is alone in nature?
(a) Fulfillment.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Longing.
(d) Confusion.

5. What does Werther think of Albert?
(a) That Albert is absolutely uninteresting.
(b) That Albert is boorish and irritating.
(c) That Albert has suspicious motives.
(d) That Albert is respectable and likable.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Werther's new female friend "as good as engaged"?

2. Who gives Werther a special gift, related in the letter of April 19?

3. How does Werther view his interactions with high society in Weimar?

4. How does the main character classify the recent events that sent him away?

5. In the letter of July 26, what does Werther often determine to do, but fails?

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