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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pangloss ultimately blame for his current condition?
(a) The Baron.
(b) God.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Candide.

2. Who pays for Pangloss' cure?
(a) The Baron.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Paquette.
(d) Candide.

3. What trade does Jacques teach Candide?
(a) Candle making.
(b) Baking.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Fabric making.

4. How much money does Candide give to the beggar?
(a) Five florins.
(b) Twenty florins.
(c) Fifty florins.
(d) Two florins.

5. What is the solution which is developed to prevent further earthquakes?
(a) The sacrifice of twenty virgins.
(b) The placement of secure structures where the earthquake struck.
(c) A ceremony in which people are burned to death.
(d) Building away from fault lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens the morning after Candide's rescue?

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

3. Where is the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh located?

4. Candide meets two men in the town of Waldberghofftrarbk-dikdorff. To whom do they drink?

5. Which of the following does the old woman not provide to Candide while he is staying in her shack?

(see the answer key)

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