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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Candide hears that Cunegonde is dead?
(a) He cries.
(b) He curses.
(c) He faints.
(d) He argues.

2. How long do Candide and Cacambo stay in the palace?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) One year.

3. Where has the sailor been four times?
(a) France.
(b) Peru.
(c) Japan.
(d) America.

4. Which of the following is not a reason that Candide kills the two monkeys who are chasing the girls?
(a) To protect the women.
(b) To absolve the murder of Mr. Issachar.
(c) To absolve the murder of The Grand Inquisitor.
(d) To absolve the murder of Cunégonde's brother.

5. Why are the two girls upset when Candide kills the monkeys?
(a) They think monkeys are sacred creatures.
(b) The monkeys were their lovers.
(c) They believe in pacifism.
(d) The monkeys were their pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Candide meets two men in the town of Waldberghofftrarbk-dikdorff. To whom do they drink?

2. Why does the Spanish captain refuse to take Candide and Cacambo to Buenos Aires?

3. What is the sole survivor of the sunken ship?

4. What faith is Jacques?

5. Which of the following does Pangloss say to a survivor of the natural disaster in Lisbon?

(see the answer key)

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