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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, after running away, Candide is caught and given what choice?
(a) Returning to the army or being torn apart by a bear.
(b) Death by hanging or 10 lashes every day for a year.
(c) Carrying baggage for the regiment or wearing a dress.
(d) Twelve bullets to the brain or 36 lashes by the regiment.

3. What town do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reach before anyone realizes Mr. Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor are dead?
(a) Sevilla.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Avacena.
(d) Cadiz.

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

5. To where do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman flee?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Cadiz.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Sevilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Anabaptists, Candide, and Pangloss travel to their destination in Chapter 5?

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

3. Who returns to the house to find Mr. Issachar dead?

4. Whose health do the soldiers make Candide drink to?

5. What choice is Candide given for his punishment by the Bulgarians?

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