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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who noticed Cunegonde at church?
(a) The altar boys.
(b) The parish priest.
(c) The Grand Inquisitor.
(d) The mayor.

2. What is the solution which is developed to prevent further earthquakes?
(a) The sacrifice of twenty virgins.
(b) A ceremony in which people are burned to death.
(c) Building away from fault lines.
(d) The placement of secure structures where the earthquake struck.

3. How is Candide punished as a prisoner in Lisbon?
(a) He is put on a rack.
(b) He is hung by his feet.
(c) He is flogged.
(d) He is hung by his arms.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pangloss say his disease is making the most "progress"?

2. What happens when the old woman, Candide, and Cunégonde stop at the inn?

3. What happens on the same day as the auto-da-fé?

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

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

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