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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) Looking for flowers to pick.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Purchasing food for supper.
(d) Sketching a landscape.

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

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

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

5. Which town does Werther visit, as related in the letter of May 5?
(a) A town in which he has a job opportunity.
(b) The town in which his brother lives.
(c) The place of his birth
(d) The place in which his aunt lives.

6. What troubling news does Werther hear at Lotte's home, according to the Editor?
(a) That the former servant he knows murdered a man.
(b) That Lotte's father has succumbed to illness and died
(c) That Albert has been injured in a horse-riding accident.
(d) That Lotte has suddenly been taken very ill.

7. What social faux pas does Werther commit in the letter of March 15?
(a) He arrives under-dressed for a formal occasion.
(b) He refuses to bow to the Prince.
(c) He socializes with those above him in rank.
(d) He accidentally insults a fine lady.

8. Why does Werther like the new person he met in the letter of November 26?
(a) He or she is extremely good-looking.
(b) He or she is a great artist.
(c) He or she is kind and understanding.
(d) He or she is fabulously wealthy.

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

10. Where does the event of March 15 occur?
(a) In the town square.
(b) At the home of Count C.
(c) In City Hall.
(d) In the Ambassador's garden.

11. What does Werther often wish would happen to him, as related in numerous letters?
(a) That he would marry any girl.
(b) That he would duel with Albert.
(c) That he would travel more.
(d) That he would die.

12. In the letter of December 1, who relates to Werther the story of the person Werther met in the letter of November 30?
(a) Hans' mother.
(b) Lotte's father.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Albert.

13. What do Lotte' siblings do on December 21 that causes Werther to be overcome with emotion?
(a) They encourage him to never give up hope.
(b) They invite him to the Christmas dinner being hosted by Lotte's father.
(c) They ask him how old he will be at his next birthday.
(d) They make him a list of New Year wishes.

14. What proposal does Wilhelm make that Werther disagrees with in the letter of December 20?
(a) That Werther should return to stay with Wilhelm.
(b) That Werther should run away with Lotte.
(c) That Werther should find another girl to love.
(d) That Werther should be kind to Albert.

15. What instrument does Lotte play, as related in the letter of December 4?
(a) The violin.
(b) The piano.
(c) The clarinet.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Werther in the letter of November 15, what is the fate of Man?

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

3. At the beginning of the final section of the novel, what does the Editor assert is his role in the remainder of Werther's story?

4. What dream does Werther relate to Wilhelm in the letter of December 16?

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

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