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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Candide get in trouble with the Bulgarians?
(a) He fails to learn how to fight.
(b) He kisses one of their wives.
(c) He writes a letter to Cunégonde.
(d) He goes for a walk.

2. Why does the captain kill the Bulgarian who is attacking Cunégonde?
(a) The captain is angry that he didn't get Cunégonde first.
(b) The captain does not kill the Bulgarian.
(c) The captain is angry that the rapist did not kill Cunégonde.
(d) The captain is angry that the rapist did not stop to show respect for the captain.

3. How does the old woman describe the location where she was raised?
(a) Perched high on a mountaintop.
(b) Like a fortress with a wide moat around it.
(c) Much grander than that in Westphalia.
(d) As grand as the King's palace.

4. How are Candide and Pangloss paid for helping restore the city in Chapter 5?
(a) A coin every day.
(b) A diamond each.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) With meals.

5. What is being put together when the old woman, Candide, and Cunégonde arrive in Cadiz?
(a) An army.
(b) A house.
(c) A castle.
(d) A moat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Candide travel with Cunégonde, the old woman, and two servants?

2. What does the old woman suggest should be done to make money?

3. What happens to Candide and Pangloss in the auto-da-fe?

4. Where does the Princess of Palestrina collapse after she escapes from the Moors?

5. What does Jacques do when Candide asks him for charity?

(see the answer key)

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