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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old woman tell Candide and Cunegonde in Chapter 9?
(a) That she will take the balme for the murders.
(b) That there are three horses in the stable.
(c) That the police are coming.
(d) That they must burn down the house.

2. To whom does Candide give the two coins someone gave him in Chapter 3?
(a) A fruit vender.
(b) A soldier with one leg.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A hungry child.

3. On whose death does the beggar report?
(a) Cunégonde, the Baron, Baroness, and Baron's son.
(b) Pangloss.
(c) The Bulgarian army.
(d) The Baroness and her sister.

4. How does Jacques act on the ship?
(a) He tries to get the sailors lost.
(b) He reads the whole time.
(c) He helps the crew.
(d) He sulks.

5. When Pangloss and Candide walk around in Lisbon, what catastrophe strikes?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A hail storm.
(c) An outbreak of the plague.
(d) An invasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Candide and Pangloss rewarded for helping rebuild Lisbon?

2. Where does the old woman suggest Candide and Cunegonde go in Chapter 9?

3. Which of the following is something Candide does not experience in Chapter 5?

4. Which of the following does Pangloss say to a survivor of the natural disaster in Lisbon?

5. After leaving the castle, where does Candide fall asleep?

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