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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of one of the people Werther meets in the town square?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Johann.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Wilhelm.
2. What does the main character vow to do now that he is away?
(a) To seek knowledge and wisdom.
(b) To enjoy the present moment.
(c) To take the popular Grand Tour.
(d) To find a willing wife.
3. Why is the main character happy at the beginning of the first letter?
(a) He has proposed to a beautiful young woman, and she said yes.
(b) He has received a job offer that will elevate his social position.
(c) He has left his familiar surroundings and people.
(d) He has just completed his studies at the university.
4. In which location does Werther arrange to meet Lotte and Albert?
(a) In the town square.
(b) In a hayfield.
(c) In the lodge's dining hall.
(d) In the garden.
5. In the letter of August 18, what thing does Werther admit to finding both joy and misery in?
(a) Nature.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Reading.
6. What is the name of the town an hours' walk from where Werther currently lodges?
(a) Erfurt.
(b) Bremen.
(c) Wahlheim.
(d) Waldmar.
7. What is in the package Werther receives from Albert on August 26?
(a) Lotte's hair ribbons and an edition of Homer.
(b) Albert's pistols, loaded and ready.
(c) A gift from all of Lotte's siblings.
(d) A floral bouquet of mourning.
8. How does Werther view those who keep their distance from commoners?
(a) As wise.
(b) As cowards.
(c) As sensible.
(d) As snobbish.
9. What two things does Werther compare in his argument in the letter of August 12?
(a) Physical illness and suicidal depression.
(b) Innocent children and beatific elders.
(c) Overactive imaginations and heightened sensibilities.
(d) Hysterical women and the terminally ill.
10. With whom must the main character transact the business to which he refers in the first letter?
(a) With his neighbor.
(b) With his fiance.
(c) With his landlord.
(d) With his aunt.
11. What skill of Werther's is suffering as a result of his negligence?
(a) His health and wellness.
(b) His social graces.
(c) His imagination and sensibility.
(d) His art and drawings.
12. What example does Werther use to support his argument of the subject in the letter of August 12?
(a) A girl who drowned herself.
(b) A man who shot himself.
(c) A boy who hanged himself.
(d) A woman who poisoned herself.
13. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) A child.
(b) A king.
(c) A miser.
(d) A madman.
14. What activity is the young woman who becomes Werther's friend engaged in when Werther meets her?
(a) Cleaning her father's house.
(b) Cutting bread for children.
(c) Running away from home.
(d) Dressing for an evening on the town.
15. What has become the main character's favorite spot to get away?
(a) The winding paths of the forests.
(b) The old Count's summerhouse.
(c) The library in the city.
(d) The town tavern.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Lotte and Albert become betrothed?
2. What notable event occurs in the novel on August 28?
3. What subject do Werther and Lotte discuss at length in the letter of September 10?
4. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?
5. What does Werther like to watch the village girls do?
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