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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is this Grand Inquisitor?
(a) The man who ordered the attack on the Baron's castle.
(b) The man who helped Candide get to Holland.
(c) The man who once gave Candide a meal.
(d) The man who arranged the auto-da-fe in Lisbon.

2. Who is the court's banker?
(a) Cunégonde's uncle.
(b) Don Issachar.
(c) The Grand Inquisitor's illegitimate son.
(d) The old lady's husband.

3. Why is Candide told the individual in Chapter 23 was being executed?
(a) Because he was a French spy.
(b) because he did not kill enough Frenchmen.
(c) Because he was too old to go back to sea.
(d) because he accidentally sank a British ship.

4. Where is the war that France is fighting?
(a) In Constantinople.
(b) In Paraguay.
(c) On the edge of Canada.
(d) In Portugal.

5. What is Cunegonde's brother's position now in Paraguay?
(a) A colonel and priest.
(b) A governor and priest.
(c) A colonel and the governor.
(d) A Papal envoy to the Jesuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city do Martin and Candide land in England?

2. What effect does the execution in Chapter 23 have on Candide?

3. What happens to the man on the deck of the naval vessel?

4. Where do Candide and Martin end up after Paris?

5. How long do Candide and Martin have to stay on the Dutch ship before it sails?

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