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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Lotte's continued presence have on Werther?
(a) Werther's senses begin to fail him.
(b) Werther becomes bored.
(c) Werther feels physically ill.
(d) Werther can only speak in riddles.

2. Which person considers Werther's conduct with the children to be below Werther's social station?
(a) Lotte.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Albert.
(d) Lotte's father.

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

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

5. What has become the main character's favorite spot to get away?
(a) The town tavern.
(b) The library in the city.
(c) The winding paths of the forests.
(d) The old Count's summerhouse.

6. In which object or objects is Werther surprised to find clear evidence of his own folly?
(a) In his notes on Homer.
(b) In his letters to his friend.
(c) In the town newspaper.
(d) In his own diary.

7. What subject do Albert and Werther discuss so heatedly in the letter of August 12?
(a) Fratricide.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Thievery.
(d) Suicide.

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

9. Why, according to Werther, does the "torrent of genius" so rarely pour forth?
(a) Because the average individual is of too limited intelligence to qualify as a genius.
(b) Because genius requires obsession with one's subject, and only very few people are truly obsessed.
(c) Because genius requires the close interaction of many people, and quarreling prevents this.
(d) Because God only imparts genius to a select few individuals.

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

11. What does Werther resolve to do in the letter of September 3?
(a) To leave Wahlheim.
(b) To write a love letter to Lotte.
(c) To propose to Lotte.
(d) To take his own life.

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

13. In which country does this novel take place?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

14. In which month of the year does the novel begin?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) April.

15. What occurrence disrupts the event Werther and his new female friend are attending?
(a) A flood.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A heat wave.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Werther converse near the plow in the town square?

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

3. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?

4. What activity is the young woman who becomes Werther's friend engaged in when Werther meets her?

5. In the letter of August 18, what thing does Werther admit to finding both joy and misery in?

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