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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Editor to the Reader.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As of November 30, Werther feels he is not destined to:
(a) Live a happy life.
(b) Find true love.
(c) Ever recover his wits.
(d) Make any friends.

2. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) A king.
(b) A madman.
(c) A miser.
(d) A child.

3. What about his social faux pas of March 15 distresses Werther greatly?
(a) The he hurt his friends' feelings.
(b) That no one told him of the problem.
(c) That he cannot commit the error again.
(d) That news of it is all over town.

4. What author does Werther enjoy reading?
(a) Homer.
(b) St. Augustine.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to Werther, does the "torrent of genius" so rarely pour forth?

2. What, according to Werther, is most dangerous to the individual?

3. What of old Count von M.'s does the main character praise for its pleasurable effect?

4. What special clothes is Werther buried in?

5. What vision is Werther constantly haunted by, as related in the letter of December 6?

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