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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is Candide?
(a) 6'5".
(b) Six feet tall.
(c) Five feet tall.
(d) 5'5".

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

3. What does Candide do after being put in charge of the Cadiz soldiers?
(a) He arranges for a marriage to Cunegonde.
(b) He buys a large house for Cunegonde and him to live in.
(c) He demands a salary they cannot afford in Cadiz.
(d) He leaves with Cunegonde, the old woman, and two servants.

4. What are the people of Cadiz doing in Chapter 10?
(a) Building new houses.
(b) Having a fiesta.
(c) Putting together an army.
(d) Having a religious service.

5. Who does the old woman say her parents were?
(a) Archduke Ferdinand and his scullery maid.
(b) Pope Urban X and the Princess of Palestrina.
(c) Tsar Nicholas I and an English duchess.
(d) Baron Rothschild and the Princess of Monrovia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being put together when the old woman, Candide, and Cunégonde arrive in Cadiz?

2. Which of the following is something Candide does not experience in Chapter 5?

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

4. What trade does Jacques teach Candide?

5. What color are the soldiers that Candide meets wearing?

(see the answer key)

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