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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jacques do when Candide asks him for charity?
(a) Jacques tells him to go away.
(b) Jacques tries to kill Candide.
(c) Jacques offers him food, coins, a place to stay, and a job.
(d) Jacques turns Candide over to the Bulgarians.

2. What choice is Candide given for his punishment by the Bulgarians?
(a) Thirty-six lashes or hanging.
(b) Ten bullets or hanging.
(c) Thirty-six bullets or twelve lashes.
(d) Twelve bullets or thirty-six lashes.

3. How are Candide and Pangloss paid for helping restore the city in Chapter 5?
(a) A diamond each.
(b) A coin every day.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) With meals.

4. Which of the following weapons is not used by the Bulgarians during their battles?
(a) Muskets.
(b) Hatchets.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Cannons.

5. What does Candide give the beggar when he sees him on the street?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A job.
(c) A slap in the face.
(d) The two coins Jacques gave him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Candide not act on his crush on Cunégonde?

2. What trade does Jacques teach Candide?

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

4. Why is Candide beaten by the Bulgarians?

5. What does Candide see in the villages that the Bulgarians and their enemies have raided?

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