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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. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?
(a) Werther views it as a testament to pure love and longing.
(b) Werther considers it a lesson against immorality.
(c) Werther sees it as a shocking scandal.
(d) Werther thinks it is a boring tale.

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

3. What best describes the personality of Werther's employer?
(a) Happy.
(b) Curious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Morose.

4. Where was the person Werther meets in the letter of November 30 before they met Werther?
(a) Traveling abroad.
(b) Living in town.
(c) In a madhouse.
(d) In prison.

5. 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 farm-girl.
(b) She is a wealthy merchant's wife.
(c) She is a countess.
(d) She is a clerk's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific thing does Albert request of Lotte, as related by the Editor?

2. What does Werther imagine about Albert in the letter of October 10?

3. What has become the main character's favorite spot to get away?

4. In the letter of October 20, what does Werther assert gives us "a genuine sense of ourselves?"

5. What does Lotte think draws Werther to her, according to the Editor?

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