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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Candide do when Cunegonde's brother strikes him?
(a) refuses to tell him exactly where his sister is.
(b) Gets up and walks out.
(c) Challenges him to a duel.
(d) stabs him in the belly with his sword.

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

3. Whose execution do Candide and Martin witness in England?
(a) An admiral.
(b) A governor.
(c) A prisoner.
(d) A shopkeeper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranged the auto-da-fé, which results in the hanging of Pangloss?

2. How long has the agreement between Don Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor been in effect?

3. How does Cunegonde's brother react to Candide's plan to marry Cunegonde?

4. Where does Cunegonde's brother learn Cunegonde is in Chapter 15?

5. How does Cunegonde's brother say he escaped?

(see the answer key)

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