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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. To what does Werther compare himself at the end of the letter of November 30?
(a) To the prodigal son.
(b) To the traitorous Brutus.
(c) To a sick child.
(d) To a brave soldier.

2. 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 take a position as a governess for some income.
(c) That she consent to be his bride.
(d) That she discourage Werther from visiting so often.

3. What did the farmer-boy of Wahlheim do that resulted in his current fate?
(a) He became involved in a gang of criminals.
(b) He tried to rape his mistress.
(c) He ran away from home.
(d) He confessed his feelings to a stranger.

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

5. What vision is Werther constantly haunted by, as related in the letter of December 6?
(a) A weapon in his own hand.
(b) A dead man.
(c) Fire and brimstone.
(d) Lotte's figure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In his letter of December 21, what does Werther tell Lotte he is "resolved" to do?

3. What event causes Werther to "run out into the night," as related in the letter of December 12?

4. Whom does Werther blame for his sorrows in the letter of November 3?

5. What does Lotte ask Werther to read when he visits her on December 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Werther's general views on religion, as expressed in several letters?

2. What bothers Werther about many of the people he meets?

3. How does Werther's opinion of Albert change from its prior state, according to the Editor?

4. How does Werther perceive Count C.?

5. What reaction does Werther have to the news about the walnut trees in the courtyard of the vicarage?

6. Whom does Werther meet while walking in Weimar, and what is this young woman like?

7. What disturbing news regarding the farmer-boy shocks Werther, and how does he react?

8. How do Werther's personality and his thoughts change upon returning to Wahlheim?

9. Describe the Prince and why Werther is involved with him.

10. What does Werther find out in the letter of December 1 about the man he met by the water, and how does he find this out?

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