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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the old lady set out for Candide?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Food.
(c) Drink.
(d) Ointment.

2. Who does Pangloss ultimately blame for his current condition?
(a) The Baron.
(b) God.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Candide.

3. With what are the children playing in the schoolyard of the village in the mountains?
(a) Sand.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Rope.
(d) Rocks.

4. What news does Candide give the Commandant of the Jesuit military?
(a) His sister is alive and well.
(b) That Cunegonde is now his wife.
(c) That the Bulgarians are coming.
(d) That Westphalia no longer exists.

5. What language do the people in the village speak?
(a) Greek.
(b) Peruvian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?

2. What does Candide sell on the old woman's advice?

3. Who is Cacambo?

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

5. Where does Pangloss say his disease is making the most "progress"?

(see the answer key)

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