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Candide Quiz

Voltaire
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Candide Quiz

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1)

When the old woman and her mother had been on board a ship belonging to the Pope, what event occurred? (from Chapter 11)

the ship was attacked by a Moorish fleet.
The ship sank in a storm.
The ship ran aground on a desert island.
Pirates attacked them.
2)

What is Cunegonde unaware of, regarding Cunegonde in Chapter 29? (from Chapter 29)

That one of the men is her brother.
that she has turned ugly.
That Candide has been looking for her.
That Candide has bought her.
3)

Where do Candide, Cunegonde, and the old woman land in Chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

Buenos Aires.
Morocco.
Peru.
Cuba.
4)

In the old woman's recollection in Chapter 12, what did the young man do the next day (after making a promise to the captive princess)? (from Chapter 12)

He was arrested and sent to prison.
He caught the plague and died.
He left with the girl but was captured.
He sold the girl as a slave.
5)

What news does Candide give the Commandant of the Jesuit military? (from Chapter 14)

That Cunegonde is now his wife.
That the Bulgarians are coming.
His sister is alive and well.
That Westphalia no longer exists.
6)

What is still going on in Germany in Chapter 17? (from Chapter 17)

The search for Candide and Pangloss.
The war between the Bulgarians and the Avares.
The hangings and floggings of Westphalians.
The Bulgarian reign of terror.
7)

What has happened to Cunegonde by Chapter 29? (from Chapter 29)

She has turned gray haired.
She has turned dark from exposure to the sun.
She is pregnant.
She has become ugly.
8)

How is the problem of the Baron solved in Chapter 30? (from Chapter 30)

He is locked in a room.
He is sent back to Westphalia.
He is sold back to be a galley slave.
He is turned over to the Bulgarians.
9)

Why do the Oreillons who captured them decide not to cook and eat Candide and Cacambo? (from Chapter 16)

They apologize for killing the monkeys.
they are too thin.
They agree to marry the girls.
they are not Jesuits.
10)

Who is Don Fernando d'Ibaraa y Figueora y Mascarenes y Lampourdos y Souza? (from Chapter 13)

the old woman's brother.
The monk who stole Cunegonde's diamonds.
The governor of Buenos Aires.
The captain of a Spanish ship.
11)

What effect does the execution in Chapter 23 have on Candide? (from Chapter 23)

He stays in England to see another one.
He is amused by the ignorance of the English.
He recalls the brutality of the Bulgarians.
He is horrified and pays a Dutch captain to take him to Venice.
12)

How could the apartment of the old man in Chapter 18 be described? (from Chapter 18)

Gilded and encrusted in rubies.
too large for only one old man.
plain white granite walls and floors.
A cave in a diamond mine.
13)

Why is Candide allowed to speak to the Commandant of the Jesuit military? (from Chapter 14)

He is wearing a captain's uniform.
He is German and not Spanish.
He looks familiar to the Commandant.
He is also a Jesuit.
14)

Why are each of the men at Candide's and Martin's table in Venice? (from Chapter 26)

To take in the carnival.
To visit the Pope.
To select a bride.
To find an embezzler.
15)

What was going on in Africa at the time of the enslavement of the princess in Chapter 12? (from Chapter 12)

The discovery of gold.
A civil war.
Preparation to invade Spain.
A plague.
16)

Back from the party at the French lady's house, why does Candide feel guilty? (from Chapter 22)

For cheating on his Cunegonde.
For not taking Martin to the party.
For losing so much money.
For giving the lady only one diamond.
17)

With whom do Candide and Martin dine the night after Cacambo leaves in Chapter 26? (from Chapter 26)

Six deposed Kings.
The owner of the hotel.
Some military officers.
the Senator and his girls.
18)

What does Candide have that makes him still a rich man in Chapter 20? (from Chapter 20)

Letters of credit from Buenos Aires.
A diamond as big as his fist.
Diamonds and jewels in his pockets.
Gold dust in his shoes.
19)

What crime had landed the young Baron as a galley slave? (from Chapter 28)

For being a Jesuit.
Bathing with the Sultan's page.
Preaching Christianity.
slipping into the Sultan's harem.
20)

What problem arises between Candide and the Baron in Chapter 30? (from Chapter 30)

The Baron demands a large allowence.
The Baron is still opposed to Candide marrying his sister.
The Baron wants Cunegonde's dowery.
The Baron demands to marry before his sister does.
21)

What does Cacambo explain to Candide about what happens in Chapter 16? (from Chapter 16)

The girls were raised by monkeys.
The girls are mutant monkeys.
Monkeys are sacred to the natives here.
Candide has killed the girls' lovers.
22)

Why does Martin agree to continue on with Candide to Venice? (from Chapter 21)

He has heard good things about Venice.
he wants to go on to Rome after he gets to Venice.
He has a brother living there.
He plans to rob Candide.
23)

Why is Candide curious about the country with gold streets? (from Chapter 18)

because it is not on any maps.
Because he wants to become wealthy.
Because it is so much better than Westphalia.
Because he has always heard about it.
24)

What correspondence does Candide receive the morning after the party at the French lady's house in Chapter 22? (from Chapter 22)

A threatening note telling him to leave Paris.
A second invitation from the French lady.
a letter signed by Cunegonde, telling him she is in Paris.
A summons to go to court.
25)

What had happened to a young man in Italy whom the old woman had met? (from Chapter 12)

He had been castrated to preserve his beautiful voice.
He had run away at the age of 18.
He had been beaten daily.
He had taken care of her until she was six.
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