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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pangloss lose after his treatment?
(a) His nose.
(b) His chin.
(c) Both ears.
(d) An eye and an ear.

2. What does Candide's tutor teach the children?
(a) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
(b) There is no effect without a cause.
(c) Love is patient.
(d) The meek will inherit the earth.

3. What happens to Candide immediately after he leaves the castle?
(a) He is beat up by some Bulgarians.
(b) He is taken in by his long lost aunt.
(c) He finds a beautiful bride.
(d) He wanders around and falls asleep in the snow.

4. Who does the old lady pray to for Candide's health?
(a) Saint James of Compostella.
(b) Our Lady of Atocha.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Saint Anthony of Padua.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters survives their punishment in Lisbon?

2. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?

3. What happens when Candide discovers that Cunegonde is the young girl under the veil?

4. After seeing the Bulgarian destruction in Avare, what does Candide see next?

5. Who pays for Pangloss' cure?

(see the answer key)

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