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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is being put together when the old woman, Candide, and Cunégonde arrive in Cadiz?
(a) An army.
(b) A castle.
(c) A moat.
(d) A house.

2. What has the old lady set out for Candide?
(a) Drink.
(b) Food.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Ointment.

3. How many soldiers surround Cacambo and Candide at the border post?
(a) 100.
(b) 1000.
(c) 24.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 4, where does the Anabaptist take Candide and Pangloss?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Italy.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Paris.

5. What is unusual about the roads Candide and Cacambo find as they climb into the mountains in Chapter 17?
(a) They are paved in gold.
(b) They are wide enough for six charriots.
(c) They are very crooked.
(d) They are very steep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Commandant?

2. Who does the old woman suspect is the thief?

3. What condition does Cunégonde place on sharing the story of the Bulgarian attack with Candide?

4. What happens when Candide discovers that Cunegonde is the young girl under the veil?

5. What do Candide and Cacambo survive on for a month?

(see the answer key)

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