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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Candide beaten by the Bulgarians?
(a) So he can learn to be a soldier.
(b) So he won't divulge their secrets.
(c) So he will learn the Bulgarian dances.
(d) So he won't run away again.

2. How does Candide kill Don Issachar?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He hits him over the head.
(c) With a sword.
(d) By strangling him.

3. What happens the morning after Candide's rescue?
(a) The old woman returns and brings him breakfast and another ointment.
(b) Lisbon soldiers come looking for him.
(c) He runs away again, headed for Spain.
(d) The old woman sells him as a galley slave.

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

5. What happens to the Anabaptist in Chapter 5?
(a) He drowns.
(b) His throat is cut.
(c) He dies of the plague.
(d) He is sold as a slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cunégonde say happened to her when the Bulgarians attacked?

2. How does Candide kill Mr. Issachar?

3. How many times is Candide beaten on his first day of military service?

4. Who pays for Pangloss' cure?

5. How does Candide get in trouble with the Bulgarians?

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