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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject do Albert and Werther discuss so heatedly in the letter of August 12?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Fratricide.
(c) Thievery.
(d) Infidelity.

2. At which event did Werther meet a new female acquaintance?
(a) At a fair.
(b) At a parliamentary debate.
(c) At the theater.
(d) At a ball.

3. Who is the "Melusine" to whom Werther refers?
(a) The daughter of the town mayor.
(b) A historical French princess.
(c) One of the mythical Furies.
(d) A mythical water-nymph.

4. Which person considers Werther's conduct with the children to be below Werther's social station?
(a) Lotte's father.
(b) Albert.
(c) Lotte.
(d) The doctor.

5. What is the name of the youngest person Werther meets in the town square?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Victor.
(c) Wolfgang.
(d) Hans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?

2. How many children does the estate manager have, whom Werther meets?

3. According to Werther, what is the one thing that makes Man's life worthwhile?

4. Whom does Werther assist in his or her daily chore?

5. What activity is the young woman who becomes Werther's friend engaged in when Werther meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Werther meet while sitting on a plow in Wahlheim's town square, and what is the substance of their various interactions with Werther?

2. How does Werther initially feel about Albert?

3. What is the substance of Werther and Albert's conversation, as Werther relates it in the letter of August 12?

4. What does Werther find appealing about being away from his friends and in a new town?

5. What is Werther's opinion of his aunt?

6. How has Werther's life or attitudes changed after falling in love with Lotte?

7. To what type of people does Werther compare those who he thinks are happiest in life, and what is his reasoning for this comparison?

8. What is the substance of the conversation between Werther and his companions at the vicar's home?

9. What is the substance of Werther and Lotte's conversation the night before Werther leaves Wahlheim?

10. To what does Werther compare Lotte's influence on him in the letter of July 26, and what the effects of her influence upon him?

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