Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the big new play Goethe showed to everyone in 1808?

Choices

  1. A. The Sorrows of Young Werther
  2. B. Faust ✓
  3. C. The Metamorphosis of Plants
  4. D. Duke Carl August

Answer: B. Faust

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What happened to Goethe after his book The Sorrows of Young Werther became very popular?

Choices

  1. A. He became a teacher.
  2. B. He became an instant celebrity. ✓
  3. C. He moved to Italy.
  4. D. He started studying plants.

Answer: B. He became an instant celebrity.

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Who invited Goethe to come live at his court in 1775?

Choices

  1. A. Friedrich Schiller
  2. B. Duke Carl August ✓
  3. C. His father
  4. D. An anonymous admirer

Answer: B. Duke Carl August

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What kind of work did Goethe do after he settled in Weimar?

Choices

  1. A. He only wrote poems.
  2. B. He advised the Duke on important state matters like mining and finance. ✓
  3. C. He became a chef for the court.
  4. D. He traveled the world.

Answer: B. He advised the Duke on important state matters like mining and finance.

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After returning to Weimar, who did Goethe work closely with to create a new style of German literature?

Choices

  1. A. Duke Carl August
  2. B. Friedrich Schiller ✓
  3. C. His father
  4. D. An Italian artist

Answer: B. Friedrich Schiller

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What did Goethe help transform Weimar into during his many years at the court?

Choices

  1. A. A quiet farming village
  2. B. A big military base
  3. C. A shining center of European ideas and culture ✓
  4. D. A simple market town

Answer: C. A shining center of European ideas and culture

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In what year did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe pass away?

Choices

  1. A. 1749
  2. B. 1808
  3. C. 1832 ✓
  4. D. 1774

Answer: C. 1832

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