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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened the man who found the old woman and spoke her language when he was a child?
(a) He was taught English.
(b) He was castrated.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He was taught to fight.

2. Who does Cunégonde see Pangloss with in the bushes?
(a) The chambermaid.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

3. How does Candide justify the murders he committed?
(a) He believes otherwise Mr. Issachar would have killed the Grand Inquisitor.
(b) He believes otherwise Cunégonde would have been harmed.
(c) He believes otherwise the old woman would have been killed.
(d) He believes otherwise he would have been taken into slavery.

4. Why did the old woman never marry her true love, the Prince of Massa-Carrara?
(a) Her father went to war with the prince's father.
(b) He left her standing alone at the altar.
(c) His father forbade the marriage.
(d) A former mistress of his poisoned him.

5. Who is rumored to be the son of the Baron's sister and a gentleman from the village?
(a) the Baron's heir,
(b) Paquette,
(c) Pangloss,
(d) Candide,

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?

2. What happens when Candide learns that the Baron, his wife, and his son were murdered?

3. How much money does Candide give to the beggar?

4. Where does Cunégonde see Candide before being reunited with him by the old woman?

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

(see the answer key)

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