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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 relative of the girl Werther finds attractive does Werther meet?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

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

3. In the letter of December 24. Werther mentions a woman who brags about her social station. What is her social status?
(a) She is a clerk's daughter.
(b) She is a farm-girl.
(c) She is a countess.
(d) She is a wealthy merchant's wife.

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

5. From whom does Werther receive an invitation to travel, as related in the letter of May 9?
(a) From the Prince.
(b) From Adelin.
(c) From Count C.
(d) From Wilhelm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl Werther finds himself interested in, as related in the letter of December 24?

2. What do Werther and his new female friend discuss in the carriage?

3. In his letter of May 22, what does Werther assert makes people truly happy?

4. What subject is Werther's employer continuously harping on?

5. What is the gift Werther receives in the letter of April 19?

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