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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 4 through November 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?
(a) Werther views it as a testament to pure love and longing.
(b) Werther thinks it is a boring tale.
(c) Werther considers it a lesson against immorality.
(d) Werther sees it as a shocking scandal.

2. What has happened to the farmer-boy Werther once met in Wahlheim's town square?
(a) He has become violent.
(b) He has sustained an injury.
(c) He has been fired.
(d) He has married his lover.

3. What phrase of Lotte's does Werther find extraordinary, as related in the letter of November 21?
(a) "Think better of yourself."
(b) "Werther, my love."
(c) "Adieu, dear Werther."
(d) "Come again tomorrow."

4. What subject do Werther and Lotte discuss at length in the letter of September 10?
(a) Political intrigue and scandal.
(b) Death and the hereafter.
(c) The education of her siblings.
(d) Lotte's plans for her upcoming wedding.

5. What example does Werther use to support his argument of the subject in the letter of August 12?
(a) A woman who poisoned herself.
(b) A boy who hanged himself.
(c) A man who shot himself.
(d) A girl who drowned herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Werther vow he will never do, though he very much wants to?

3. Why does Albert keep his pistols always unloaded?

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

5. What story does the person near the plow in the town square tell Werther?

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