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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 is Werther convinced about, regarding the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) That she pities him.
(b) That she hates him.
(c) That she is oblivious to him.
(d) That she loves him.

2. What skill of Werther's is suffering as a result of his negligence?
(a) His imagination and sensibility.
(b) His art and drawings.
(c) His health and wellness.
(d) His social graces.

3. What does Lotte ask Werther to read when he visits her on December 21?
(a) Ossian.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Homer.

4. In the letter of December 1, who relates to Werther the story of the person Werther met in the letter of November 30?
(a) Hans' mother.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Lotte's father.
(d) Albert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther find admirable about the farmer-boy?

2. What subject do Albert and Werther discuss so heatedly in the letter of August 12?

3. What is the surprise Werther receives from Lotte and Albert in the letter of February 20?

4. What has happened to the farmer-boy Werther once met in Wahlheim's town square?

5. In his letter of May 17, what does Werther find the state of humanity to be?

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