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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. According to Werther in his letter of May 26, how is great art made?
(a) By allowing one's imagination to supplement nature.
(b) By following the classical rules of proportion.
(c) By honing one's skills in an apprenticeship.
(d) By adhering to what Nature offers the artist.

2. Which poet does Werther's new female friend mention in relation to the event which disrupts the large gathering they attend?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Klopstock.
(c) Heine.
(d) Friedrichson.

3. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?
(a) The interviewing of potential servants.
(b) Arrangements for travel.
(c) An inheritance dispute.
(d) A building contract.

4. In which country does this novel take place?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

5. What do Werther and his new female friend discuss in the carriage?
(a) Books.
(b) Politics.
(c) Family.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?

2. What was the reception Werther first received from the common townsfolk?

3. How does the main character classify the recent events that sent him away?

4. What is the main character's name?

5. Of what feeling does Werther complain in the letter of August 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "worthy man" has Werther gotten to know, and where does he live?

2. How does Werther meet Lotte?

3. What specific space, which Werther found in his explorations of the town, does he find pleasurable?

4. How is Werther first received by the commoners of the village, and how does Werther view their reaction to him?

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

6. What does Werther mourn in the letter of May 17, 1771?

7. 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?

8. How does Werther initially feel about Albert?

9. What does Werther find to be the general causes of frustration in business dealings?

10. Who is Albert, and what is Werther's reaction to learning about him?

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