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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. What does Lotte specifically request of Werther when he visits her home on the Sunday before Christmas?
(a) That he not visit her before Christmas Eve.
(b) That he take a position as her father's secretary.
(c) That he attend dinner with her and Albert.
(d) That he have a Christmas present for each of the children.

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

3. What does Werther say "wastes his heart away" in the letter of August 18?
(a) The "depressive lethargy" of his own soul.
(b) The "black despair" inherent in the night sky.
(c) The "sublime sensitivity" of his favorite author.
(d) The "corrosive power" of the natural world.

4. What is the name of the woman Werther meets at the vicar's home?
(a) Carina.
(b) Anna.
(c) Julia.
(d) Friederike.

5. What specific thing does Albert request of Lotte, as related by the Editor?
(a) That she agree to move to another town with him.
(b) That she consent to be his bride.
(c) That she discourage Werther from visiting so often.
(d) That she take a position as a governess for some income.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What irritates Werther about Lotte and the friend who visits her in the letter of October 26?

3. Whom does Werther defend to his employer in the letter of December 24?

4. How does Werther perceive his relationship to other people?

5. Where was the person Werther meets in the letter of November 30 before they met Werther?

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