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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is this person Werther meets on his walk doing when Werther meets them?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Looking for flowers to pick.
(c) Sketching a landscape.
(d) Purchasing food for supper.

2. What irritates Werther about Lotte and the friend who visits her in the letter of October 26?
(a) Their insistence on reading Werther's letters aloud.
(b) Their high-pitched laughter.
(c) Their seeming indifference to the losses of others.
(d) Their reliance on men for their livelihoods.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What favor does Werther ask of his friend Wilhelm in the letter of March 24?
(a) To ask Count C. to publicly defend Werther.
(b) To beg the Ambassador to allow Werther to remain in his employ.
(c) To write a letter of Werther's resignation to the ambassador.
(d) To break the news of Werther's resignation to Werther's mother.

9. Whom does Werther defend to his employer in the letter of December 24?
(a) Lotte.
(b) Albert.
(c) Werther himself.
(d) Count C.

10. According to Werther in the letter of October 19, what will fill the void in his heart?
(a) Finding a wife of his own.
(b) Holding Lotte to his heart.
(c) Writing sentimental poetry.
(d) Traveling abroad.

11. What relative of the girl Werther finds attractive does Werther meet?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her cousin.

12. In the letter of October 20, what does Werther assert gives us "a genuine sense of ourselves?"
(a) To blend into the crowd.
(b) To fall behind one's peers.
(c) To be absolutely unique and different.
(d) To keep pace with or surpass others.

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

14. What action does Werther take upon confirming the alarming news he heard at Lotte's home?
(a) Werther defends the murderer.
(b) Werther helps nurse Lotte back to health.
(c) Werther leaves Wahlheim in grief.
(d) Werther vows to aid in Albert's recovery.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What phrase of Lotte's does Werther find extraordinary, as related in the letter of November 21?

3. What does Werther continually assert in the letter of March 15 about his social faux pas?

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

5. Where does the event of March 15 occur?

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