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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is on the ship that has been spotted in the Buenos Aires harbor?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Candide's mother.
(c) A magistrate and police officers.
(d) The Grand Inquisitor.

2. In the old woman's story about her past, what indignity did the old woman and her mother suffer after the ship was seized?
(a) They were made to work as sailors.
(b) The were stripped naked and given rectal exams.
(c) They were taken to Spain and sold as slaves.
(d) They were raped and thrown overboard.

3. Who survives the shipwreck?
(a) The sailor.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Candide.
(d) Pangloss.

4. What characteristic do Jacques and Candide share?
(a) Competitiveness.
(b) Pessimism.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Anger.

5. On whose death does the beggar report?
(a) The Baroness and her sister.
(b) The Bulgarian army.
(c) Cunégonde, the Baron, Baroness, and Baron's son.
(d) Pangloss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the old lady pray to for Candide's health?

2. Where is the castle where Candide is raised?

3. How much money does Jacques give Candide?

4. To whom did the old woman tell her story of captivity by the pirates?

5. What did the young man from the old woman's recollection in Chapter 12 promise the captive princess?

(see the answer key)

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