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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old woman says she once resembled who?
(a) Paquette.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) The Venus de Medici.
(d) Cunégonde.

2. What is the result of Candide and Cunegonde getting caught behind the screen in Chapter 1?
(a) Dr. Pangloss is fired.
(b) Cunegonde is forced to marry Candide.
(c) Candide is kicked out of the castle.
(d) Candide and Cunegonde run away together.

3. Who offers Candide food, two coins, a place to stay, and a job in Chapter 3?
(a) A Lutheran named Martin.
(b) An Anabaptist, named James.
(c) A Rabbi named Isaac.
(d) A priest named Ignatius.

4. Candide meets two men in the town of Waldberghofftrarbk-dikdorff. To whom do they drink?
(a) The King of Bulgaria.
(b) Candide.
(c) Their wives and children.
(d) Cunégonde.

5. Which of the following does Pangloss say to a survivor of the natural disaster in Lisbon?
(a) Everything happens for a reason.
(b) Happiness is what you make of it.
(c) Life is a blessing.
(d) Good things come to those who wait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What faith is Jacques?

2. What does Candide sell on the old woman's advice?

3. Who does Candide kiss behind a screen?

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

5. What happens to Candide immediately after he leaves the castle?

(see the answer key)

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