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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Candide and Cacambo try to pay for their lunch with the jewels they have found?
(a) The townspeople begin to surround them and demand they hand over the jewels.
(b) The other patrons beg for their help to escape Eldorado.
(c) The server graciously accepts their generous gift.
(d) They are laughed at because jewels are not seen as currency.

2. What is Cunégonde wearing when she meets Candide again?
(a) Heavy blankets.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) A san benito.
(d) Veils.

3. What condition does Cunégonde place on sharing the story of the Bulgarian attack with Candide?
(a) She says he must tell her his story first.
(b) She says he must pay her.
(c) She says he must kiss her.
(d) She says he must marry her.

4. What happens when Candide learns that the Baron, his wife, and his son were murdered?
(a) He curses.
(b) He argues.
(c) He faints.
(d) He cries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Candide not know anything about his protector in Chapter 7?

2. What are the children playing with when Candide and Cacambo come to a village in Chapter 17?

3. Where does Cacambo once work as a servant?

4. What do Candide and Cacambo survive on for a month?

5. Who does the Commandant of the Jesuit military turn out to be?

(see the answer key)

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