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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what does Cunégonde shed tears?
(a) The deaths of Pangloss and Jacques.
(b) Her fate.
(c) The murder of her family.
(d) Candide and his misfortunes.

2. What does Candide do after being put in charge of the Cadiz soldiers?
(a) He demands a salary they cannot afford in Cadiz.
(b) He leaves with Cunegonde, the old woman, and two servants.
(c) He arranges for a marriage to Cunegonde.
(d) He buys a large house for Cunegonde and him to live in.

3. Why do Candide and Cacambo decide not to stay in that area where they narrowly escaped being cooked and eaten?
(a) Another group of Oreillons could choose to cook and eat them.
(b) Cunegonde might come there and fall in love with a monkey.
(c) The Jesuits are on their way there looking for them.
(d) There are no inns for them to stay in.

4. What are the people of Cadiz doing in Chapter 10?
(a) Having a religious service.
(b) Building new houses.
(c) Having a fiesta.
(d) Putting together an army.

5. What does the old woman reveal about her past in Chapter 10?
(a) She was once a Russian Tsarina.
(b) She was once the mistress of the Grand Inquisitor.
(c) She was born a princess but now has to work as a maid.
(d) She was once married to the King of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do the people in the village speak?

2. What does the Commandant forbid?

3. How many soldiers surround Cacambo and Candide at the border post?

4. Where do Candide and Cacambo decide to go after they rule out going back to Cunégonde, going to Germany, and staying near the Oreillons?

5. Why is Candide put in charge of the Cadiz soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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