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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who noticed Cunegonde at church?
(a) The parish priest.
(b) The Grand Inquisitor.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The altar boys.

2. Who heals Cunégonde's brother after he is left for dead at the castle?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) A Spaniard.
(c) A Bulgarian.
(d) A Jesuit.

3. Where does Cunegonde's brother learn Cunegonde is in Chapter 15?
(a) Hundreds of miles away in Brazil.
(b) The city which they mean to attack.
(c) In prison awaiting her return to Lisbon.
(d) On a ship headed back to Spain.

4. Where do Candide and Martin land at the end of the chapter?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Venice.
(d) Portsmouth.

5. What effect does the execution in Chapter 23 have on Candide?
(a) He recalls the brutality of the Bulgarians.
(b) He stays in England to see another one.
(c) He is amused by the ignorance of the English.
(d) He is horrified and pays a Dutch captain to take him to Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what are Candide and Cunégonde doing when Mr. Issachar arrives?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Cunegonde tell Candide had happened to her?

3. What is Candide wearing when he and Cacambo escape after Candide kills Cunégonde's brother?

4. What happened to Cunegonde after she was taken prisoner by the captain?

5. What does Candide do when Cunegonde's brother strikes him?

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