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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Book Two, who employs Werther?
(a) An ambassador.
(b) A prince.
(c) An estate manager.
(d) A count.

2. What irks Werther about the society he finds himself with in Weimar?
(a) Their greed for rank.
(b) Their uncaring attitudes.
(c) Their immense beauty.
(d) Their questions of him.

3. What phrase of Lotte's does Werther find extraordinary, as related in the letter of November 21?
(a) "Adieu, dear Werther."
(b) "Werther, my love."
(c) "Come again tomorrow."
(d) "Think better of yourself."

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

5. What has happened to the farmer-boy Werther once met in Wahlheim's town square?
(a) He has married his lover.
(b) He has sustained an injury.
(c) He has become violent.
(d) He has been fired.

6. What author supplants Homer in Werther's heart?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Ossian.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Sophocles.

7. What "excess" does Lotte reproach Werther for in the letter of November 8?
(a) Arguing too vehemently.
(b) Feeling too acutely.
(c) Singing too loudly.
(d) Drinking too much.

8. What is the name of the person Werther meets in the letter of November 30?
(a) Heinrich.
(b) Mathilde.
(c) Hans.
(d) Johann.

9. What vision is Werther constantly haunted by, as related in the letter of December 6?
(a) A dead man.
(b) Lotte's figure.
(c) Fire and brimstone.
(d) A weapon in his own hand.

10. 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 prospect of a fulfilling life.
(d) The enjoyment of a beautiful day.

11. What annoys Werther's employer?
(a) Werther's political views.
(b) The slowness of Werther's work.
(c) Werther's acquaintance with a different man.
(d) The many procedures of governmental work.

12. What best describes the personality of Werther's employer?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Morose.
(d) Curious.

13. 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 van H.
(c) Miss von B.
(d) Miss L. R.

14. What does Werther continually assert in the letter of March 15 about his social faux pas?
(a) That he got pleasure out of others' discomfort.
(b) That he intended to push the boundaries all along.
(c) That he was in the right, and others were wrong.
(d) That the thought of it never entered his mind.

15. How does Werther feel, now that he has moved away from Wahlheim?
(a) He feels sad and lost.
(b) Utter contentment pervades his being.
(c) Suspicion rules his mind.
(d) His mood is improving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the letter of December 24. Werther mentions a woman who brags about her social station. What is her social status?

2. As of November 30, Werther feels he is not destined to:

3. From whom does Werther receive an invitation to travel, as related in the letter of May 9?

4. What aspect of humanity does Werther assert, in the letter of October 26, makes him want to "tear his heart open"?

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

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