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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candide ask to be shot in the head?
(a) There is no hope for him to escape the army.
(b) He says it as a joke not believing they will do it.
(c) There are 2,000 men in the regiment to give 36 lashes each.
(d) He saw someone hanged and does not want that.

2. What characteristic do Jacques and Candide share?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Pessimism.
(c) Competitiveness.
(d) Anger.

3. Who is rumored to be the son of the Baron's sister and a gentleman from the village?
(a) Paquette,
(b) Pangloss,
(c) Candide,
(d) the Baron's heir,

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Candide give to the beggar?

2. What is the setting of the first chapter?

3. What does Pangloss call the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh?

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

5. Where does Candide walk the street and ask for charity after visiting the villages that have been pummeled?

(see the answer key)

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