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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the letter of August 18, what thing does Werther admit to finding both joy and misery in?
(a) Reading.
(b) Nature.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Darkness.

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

3. What is the name of the town an hours' walk from where Werther currently lodges?
(a) Waldmar.
(b) Wahlheim.
(c) Bremen.
(d) Erfurt.

4. To what does Werther compare his "poor heart?"
(a) To a questing knight.
(b) To a robust soldier.
(c) To a blushing maiden.
(d) To an ailing child.

5. What is the name of Werther's new female acquaintance?
(a) Suzette.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Annemarie.
(d) Lotte.

6. How many children does the estate manager have, whom Werther meets?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

7. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?
(a) That they can never be honest with one another.
(b) That they are not, and can never be, equals.
(c) That they must always be suspicious of one another.
(d) That they come from the same common stock.

8. What subject do Werther and the other young people discuss at the vicar's home?
(a) The question of good and evil.
(b) The effects of good- and ill-humoredness.
(c) The problem of revolutionary politics.
(d) The similarities between children and madmen.

9. At which event did Werther meet a new female acquaintance?
(a) At a ball.
(b) At a parliamentary debate.
(c) At the theater.
(d) At a fair.

10. What does the main character find pleasant about the place in which he currently resides?
(a) The museums.
(b) The crisp air.
(c) The solitude.
(d) The bustling city.

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

12. Whom does Werther assist in his or her daily chore?
(a) A cook buying food for supper.
(b) A servant girl drawing water from the spring.
(c) A footman repairing a broken carriage.
(d) A farmer-boy repairing a plow.

13. With whom does Werther converse near the plow in the town square?
(a) A young boy.
(b) The town mayor.
(c) An elderly gentleman.
(d) A farmer-boy.

14. What is the name of the first woman mentioned by the main character?
(a) Leonore.
(b) Sabine.
(c) Maria.
(d) Adeline.

15. Which poet does Werther's new female friend mention in relation to the event which disrupts the large gathering they attend?
(a) Klopstock.
(b) Friedrichson.
(c) Heine.
(d) Goethe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?

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

3. What is the name of the youngest person Werther meets in the town square?

4. According to Werther, what is the one thing that makes Man's life worthwhile?

5. What do Werther and his new female friend discuss in the carriage?

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