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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom does Werther receive a letter, related in the letter of February 17, concerning his relationship with the Ambassador?
(a) From Wilhelm.
(b) From another ambassador.
(c) From a government minister.
(d) From Count C.

2. What type of animal does Lotte keep as a pet?
(a) A mare.
(b) A canary.
(c) A hound-dog.
(d) A spoiled cat.

3. What is the name of the girl Werther finds himself interested in, as related in the letter of December 24?
(a) Miss Schleck.
(b) Miss L. R.
(c) Miss von B.
(d) Miss van H.

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) Phillips.
(b) Hans' mother.
(c) Lotte's father.
(d) Albert.

5. Why, according to the Editor, did Albert often leave the room when Werther entered it?
(a) Out of ignorance, he merely happened to wander off whenever he saw Werther.
(b) Out of his own suspicious nature, he withdrew to spy on Werther.
(c) Out of sensitivity to the negative effect his presence had on Werther.
(d) Out of aversion to Werther's own presence and connection to Lotte.

6. What experience, in Werther's opinion, does everybody in Weimar ruin for one another?
(a) The journey between life and death
(b) The experience of love.
(c) The enjoyment of a beautiful day.
(d) The prospect of a fulfilling life.

7. What event does Werther inadvertently attend, as related in the letter of March 15?
(a) An assembly.
(b) A masque ball.
(c) A parade.
(d) A court procedure.

8. What caused the person Werther met in the Letter of November 30 to act the way he does?
(a) He grew overly envious of another man's position.
(b) He felt an unrequited love for Lotte.
(c) He succumbed to the stresses of his job.
(d) He was a drunk whose addiction took over his life.

9. What does Werther vow he will never do, though he very much wants to?
(a) Kiss Lotte.
(b) Confess to a minister.
(c) Duel with Albert.
(d) Get married.

10. What does Werther find admirable about the farmer-boy?
(a) His love and constancy.
(b) His solemn and reserved demeanor.
(c) His intelligence and quickness.
(d) His plucky spirit.

11. What does Lotte think draws Werther to her, according to the Editor?
(a) Her own multitudinous charms.
(b) The irresistible hand of Fate.
(c) The impossibility of having her.
(d) Werther's feeling of competition with Albert.

12. What, according to Werther, is most dangerous to the individual?
(a) Desire.
(b) Depression.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Hatred.

13. What is the surprise Werther receives from Lotte and Albert in the letter of February 20?
(a) An invitation to join them as they travel.
(b) The news of one of Lotte's siblings' deaths.
(c) A gift for his birthday.
(d) The news of their marriage.

14. What final request does Werther make of Albert when Albert returns from his journey?
(a) To always love and cherish Lotte.
(b) To borrow his pistols.
(c) For Albert to give up Lotte.
(d) For Albert to accompany him into town.

15. How does Werther view his interactions with high society in Weimar?
(a) As interesting and educational.
(b) As soul-fulfilling.
(c) As valuable to his career.
(d) As empty illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lotte ask Werther to read when he visits her on December 21?

2. Whom does Werther defend to his employer in the letter of December 24?

3. What does Werther assert, regarding the upper-class society he finds himself in in Weimar?

4. What does Werther wonder about happiness in the letter of November 30?

5. What irks Werther about the society he finds himself with in Weimar?

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