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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What carries the carriages in the village?
(a) Blue horses.
(b) Red antelope.
(c) Red dogs.
(d) Red sheep.

2. Who does Cunégonde tell Candide has not survived the attack on the castle?
(a) Her brother.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What happens in the evening of the third day after Candide is rescued?
(a) The soldiers give up looking for him.
(b) The old woman does not return with his supper.
(c) The old man hits him in the head and ties him up.
(d) The old woman returns and asks that he follow her.

4. What does Candide give the beggar when he sees him on the street?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A job.
(c) A slap in the face.
(d) The two coins Jacques gave him.

5. What does Cunégonde say happened to her when the Bulgarians attacked?
(a) She says she was forced to watch her mother's rape.
(b) She says that mercifully nothing happened to her.
(c) She says she was given food and shelter.
(d) She says she was raped and cut open.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman suggest should be done to make money?

2. To what lot was the old woman born?

3. What do Candide and Cunegonde's brother do for a long time in Chapter 14?

4. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?

5. What happens when the old woman, Candide, and Cunégonde stop at the inn?

(see the answer key)

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