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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Lisbon after the shipwreck?
(a) There is an eclipse.
(b) There is a fire.
(c) There is an earthquake.
(d) There is a tidal wave.

2. Why is the man who discovers the Princess upset?
(a) Because he has lost all of his money.
(b) Because he is lost.
(c) Because his parents have just been killed.
(d) Because he is castrated.

3. How much is Candide fined by the judge?
(a) 100,000 piasters.
(b) 20,000 piasters.
(c) 50,000 piasters.
(d) 10,000 piasters.

4. Who does Pococurante prefer to Virgil?
(a) Horace.
(b) Milton.
(c) Tasso.
(d) The Bible.

5. In Chapter 2, after running away, Candide is caught and given what choice?
(a) Death by hanging or 10 lashes every day for a year.
(b) Twelve bullets to the brain or 36 lashes by the regiment.
(c) Carrying baggage for the regiment or wearing a dress.
(d) Returning to the army or being torn apart by a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacques say mankind has become like?

2. How many times does Candide make it through the gauntlet?

3. What do Candide and Cacambo find that takes them to the village in the mountains?

4. What is Candide given after his rescue in Chapter 7?

5. Senator Pococurante states that he can only stand the music for how long?

(see the answer key)

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