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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Candide hears that Cunegonde is dead?
(a) He faints.
(b) He cries.
(c) He argues.
(d) He curses.

4. What does Candide see in the villages that the Bulgarians and their enemies have raided?
(a) He sees surgeons rescuing the attacked from dying.
(b) He sees dead and dying bodies in the villages raided by both sides.
(c) He sees dead bodies in villages only raided by the Bulgarians.
(d) He sees that women have been spared by the Bulgarians.

5. After seeing the Bulgarian destruction in Avare, what does Candide see next?
(a) Pangloss teaching Bulgarina soldiers.
(b) The moon rise over the Abarian mountains.
(c) Cunegonde walking down the road.
(d) The Abarian destruction of a Bulgarian village.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jacques die?

2. Who offers Candide food, two coins, a place to stay, and a job in Chapter 3?

3. What happens to the Anabaptist in Chapter 5?

4. How do the men help train Candide to be a stronger soldier?

5. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?

(see the answer key)

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