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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what lot was the old woman born?
(a) She was born a princess.
(b) She was born a slave.
(c) She was born a maid.
(d) She was born a baroness.

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

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

4. Over what does Cunégonde shed tears?
(a) Candide and his misfortunes.
(b) Her fate.
(c) The deaths of Pangloss and Jacques.
(d) The murder of her family.

5. Why does the old lady say she is being kind to Candide?
(a) She doesn't tell him.
(b) She is his mother.
(c) She is Paquette.
(d) She is his aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Lima, Peru?

2. Why are Candide and Pangloss arrested in Portugal?

3. In the old woman's story about her past, what did the soldiers of the Pope do when the ship was attacked?

4. What does Jacques say mankind has become like?

5. What does the beggar say is the reason for his affliction?

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