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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 Werther suddenly shout at Lotte, as related in the letter of December 4?
(a) He shouts for her to stop playing.
(b) He shouts for her to love him.
(c) He shouts out a warning of danger.
(d) He shouts out his love for her.

2. What story does the person near the plow in the town square tell Werther?
(a) He tells him of his devotion to his mistress.
(b) He tells him of a recent disaster.
(c) He tells him of his father's death.
(d) He tells him of his time in the King's court.

3. What subject do Werther and Lotte discuss at length in the letter of September 10?
(a) Political intrigue and scandal.
(b) Death and the hereafter.
(c) The education of her siblings.
(d) Lotte's plans for her upcoming wedding.

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

5. What tone does Werther desire his literature to have?
(a) That of rousing action.
(b) That of soothing lullabies.
(c) That of passionate desire.
(d) That of determined resolve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Werther think of when he watches the village girls?

3. Why, according to the Editor, did Albert often leave the room when Werther entered it?

4. What effect does Lotte's continued presence have on Werther?

5. In the letter of December 1, who relates to Werther the story of the person Werther met in the letter of November 30?

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