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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, according to Werther, is most dangerous to the individual?
(a) Desire.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Depression.

2. According to Werther in the letter of October 20, upon what do happiness or misery depend?
(a) Upon the people with whom one associates.
(b) Upon the things in one's environment.
(c) Upon one's ethic of hard work.
(d) Upon one's faith in God.

3. Why does Werther like the new person he met in the letter of November 26?
(a) He or she is fabulously wealthy.
(b) He or she is a great artist.
(c) He or she is kind and understanding.
(d) He or she is extremely good-looking.

4. What, according to the main character, leads to the most complications in business affairs?
(a) Misunderstanding and lethargy.
(b) The multitude of forms and official notices.
(c) Greed and miserliness.
(d) The irritatingly slow postal system.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Albert keep his pistols always unloaded?

3. Who is the "Melusine" to whom Werther refers?

4. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?

5. How does the main character describe the town in which he resides as of the first letter?

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