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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 feeling fills Werther when he is alone in nature?
(a) Fulfillment.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Longing.

2. What is the name of one of the people Werther meets in the town square?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Johann.
(d) Wilhelm.

3. According to Werther, what is the one thing that makes Man's life worthwhile?
(a) Love.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Desire.
(d) Art.

4. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?
(a) His brother, with whom Werther shared a close friendship.
(b) A great German poet and artist upon whom Werther models himself.
(c) His father, whom Werther considered a role model.
(d) A close female friend with whom he shared much of his soul.

5. What is the name of Werther's new female acquaintance?
(a) Suzette.
(b) Annemarie.
(c) Lotte.
(d) Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What two things does Werther compare in his argument in the letter of August 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities does Werther engage in now that he is away from his friends and in a new town?

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

3. What does Werther find appealing about being away from his friends and in a new town?

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

5. Who does Werther meet while sitting on a plow in Wahlheim's town square, and what is the substance of their various interactions with Werther?

6. 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?

7. What does Werther promise the person to whom he writes this letter?

8. How does Werther perceive his relation to the commoners of the village?

9. How does Werther describe his delight in the countryside surrounding Wahlheim?

10. What does Werther ask his friend Wilhelm not to do, and why?

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