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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reach before anyone realizes Mr. Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor are dead?
(a) Avacena.
(b) Cadiz.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Sevilla.

2. Why is Candide beaten by the Bulgarians?
(a) So he won't divulge their secrets.
(b) So he can learn to be a soldier.
(c) So he won't run away again.
(d) So he will learn the Bulgarian dances.

3. The old woman and her mother were brought to Morocco for what purpose?
(a) To be educated.
(b) To be married.
(c) To be slaves.
(d) To be killed.

4. What faith is Jacques?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Anabaptist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

5. On the ship leaving Cadiz in Chapter 10, where are Candide and company headed?
(a) England.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of the sermon that Candide hears the man give?

2. In Chapter 7, who rescues and takes care of Candide?

3. When the old woman and her mother had been on board a ship belonging to the Pope, what event occurred?

4. In the war when thousands of men are killed, what does it cause Candide to do?

5. Until what age does the Princess of Palestrina live in her castle?

(see the answer key)

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