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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is Candide?
(a) 5'5".
(b) Five feet tall.
(c) 6'5".
(d) Six feet tall.

2. How do the Anabaptists, Candide, and Pangloss travel to their destination in Chapter 5?
(a) By raft.
(b) By foot.
(c) By boat.
(d) By horse.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the castle where Candide is raised?

2. Where does Pangloss say his disease is making the most "progress"?

3. How are Candide and Pangloss paid for helping restore the city in Chapter 5?

4. How does Jacques act on the ship?

5. How does Jacques die?

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