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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 gifts does Werther wish from God, as expressed in the letter of October 20?
(a) Intelligence and artistic skill.
(b) Wisdom and generosity.
(c) Confidence and contentment.
(d) Wealth and power.

2. What does Lotte specifically request of Werther when he visits her home on the Sunday before Christmas?
(a) That he attend dinner with her and Albert.
(b) That he not visit her before Christmas Eve.
(c) That he have a Christmas present for each of the children.
(d) That he take a position as her father's secretary.

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

4. What special clothes is Werther buried in?
(a) A set of leather boots and kid gloves.
(b) The simple garb of a peasant.
(c) A black overcoat and top-hat.
(d) A blue coat and buff waistcoat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Book Two, who employs Werther?

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

3. What does Werther imagine about Albert in the letter of October 10?

4. Which town does Werther visit, as related in the letter of May 5?

5. According to Werther in the letter of October 19, what will fill the void in his heart?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize Werther's thoughts on the relationship between contentment and reason, as expressed in the letter of November 30.

3. What does Werther see as the keys to happiness, and how do these key things affect him specifically, as related in the letter of October 20?

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

5. Who does Werther meet while walking along the water's edge in Wahlheim, what is the person doing, and what does this person look like, as related in the letter of November 30?

6. What does Werther think of the aunt of the young woman he meets while walking in Weimar?

7. What does the Editor express about the state of Lotte's heart and mind during the time when Werther's feelings are completely overpowering him?

8. Summarize the event, related in the letter of March 15, which causes Werther considerable humiliation.

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

10. How does Werther react to reading Ossian, as related in the letter of October 12?

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