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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. From whom does Werther receive an invitation to travel, as related in the letter of May 9?
(a) From Adelin.
(b) From the Prince.
(c) From Wilhelm.
(d) From Count C.

8. What does Werther assert about the state of mind of the person he meets in the letter of November 30?
(a) That such confusion is most unseemly.
(b) That being overly happy is a sign of grace.
(c) That fear and terror will make the man mad.
(d) That lunacy is a balm on the soul.

9. Who gives Werther a special gift, related in the letter of April 19?
(a) Miss von B.
(b) Count C.
(c) The Ambassador.
(d) The crown Prince.

10. What feelings fill Werther when Lotte plays her instrument?
(a) Joy and happiness.
(b) Disgust and irritation.
(c) Fear and dread.
(d) Solace and remembrance.

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

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

13. What specific thing does Albert request of Lotte, as related by the Editor?
(a) That she agree to move to another town with him.
(b) That she consent to be his bride.
(c) That she discourage Werther from visiting so often.
(d) That she take a position as a governess for some income.

14. What does Werther suddenly shout at Lotte, as related in the letter of December 4?
(a) He shouts for her to love him.
(b) He shouts out a warning of danger.
(c) He shouts out his love for her.
(d) He shouts for her to stop playing.

15. What sad news does Werther receive from the little peasant family of Wahlheim, related in the letter of August 4?
(a) That Albert has been gravely injured.
(b) That Mr. von B. is very ill.
(c) That Werther's mother has lost her fortune.
(d) That young Hans has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special clothes is Werther buried in?

2. What is Lotte's response to Werther's outburst, as related in the letter of December 4?

3. Why, according to the Editor, did Albert often leave the room when Werther entered it?

4. What sight causes Werther to weep profusely, as related in the letter of December 4?

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

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