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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 4 through November 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?
(a) That they must always be suspicious of one another.
(b) That they come from the same common stock.
(c) That they are not, and can never be, equals.
(d) That they can never be honest with one another.

2. According to Werther in the letter of October 19, what will fill the void in his heart?
(a) Traveling abroad.
(b) Holding Lotte to his heart.
(c) Finding a wife of his own.
(d) Writing sentimental poetry.

3. What "excess" does Lotte reproach Werther for in the letter of November 8?
(a) Arguing too vehemently.
(b) Singing too loudly.
(c) Feeling too acutely.
(d) Drinking too much.

4. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?
(a) Maple trees.
(b) Linden trees.
(c) Fir trees.
(d) Birch trees.

5. At the beginning of Book Two, who employs Werther?
(a) A prince.
(b) A count.
(c) An ambassador.
(d) An estate manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annoys Werther's employer?

2. Why does Werther like the new person he met in the letter of November 26?

3. With whom must the main character transact the business to which he refers in the first letter?

4. What does Werther assert, regarding the upper-class society he finds himself in in Weimar?

5. Of what feeling does Werther complain in the letter of August 22?

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