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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through June 16 through July 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"
(a) The ocean.
(b) A spring.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) A mountain.

2. Why, according to Werther, does the "torrent of genius" so rarely pour forth?
(a) Because the average individual is of too limited intelligence to qualify as a genius.
(b) Because God only imparts genius to a select few individuals.
(c) Because genius requires obsession with one's subject, and only very few people are truly obsessed.
(d) Because genius requires the close interaction of many people, and quarreling prevents this.

3. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?
(a) That they are not, and can never be, equals.
(b) That they must always be suspicious of one another.
(c) That they can never be honest with one another.
(d) That they come from the same common stock.

4. With whom must the main character transact the business to which he refers in the first letter?
(a) With his aunt.
(b) With his neighbor.
(c) With his fiance.
(d) With his landlord.

5. What is Werther convinced about, regarding the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) That she is oblivious to him.
(b) That she pities him.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) That she hates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther think of when he watches the village girls?

2. What does the main character find enjoyable about the area he has arrived at in the first letter?

3. What feeling fills Werther when he is alone in nature?

4. According to Werther in his letter of May 26, how is great art made?

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

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