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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who heals the women after the Russians attack the Janissaries?
(a) The Janissaries.
(b) The Spaniards.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The French.

3. How do Candide and Martin find Senator Pococurante's character?
(a) Very fat and ill.
(b) Neither kind nor cruel.
(c) Overbearing and anxious.
(d) Very kind and generous.

4. How long does it take Candide's wounds to heal?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) A month.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. What is the sole survivor of the sunken ship?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A treasure chest.
(c) The captain.
(d) One of Candide's red sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Candide ask to be shot in the head?

2. What does the Anabaptist do for the crew of the boat?

3. To whom does Candide give the two coins someone gave him in Chapter 3?

4. When Pangloss and Candide walk around in Lisbon, what catastrophe strikes?

5. Why does Candide kill the Grand Inquisitor?

(see the answer key)

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