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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Candide give the two coins someone gave him in Chapter 3?
(a) A hungry child.
(b) A soldier with one leg.
(c) A fruit vender.
(d) A beggar.

2. Who is the second person Candide kills?
(a) Cunégonde.
(b) The Grand Inquisitor.
(c) A beggar.
(d) The old lady.

3. Who arrives on the ship that pulls into the harbor while Cunégonde and the governor are speaking?
(a) Cunégonde's brother.
(b) Cacambo.
(c) The monk that stole Cunégonde's diamonds.
(d) Candide's sister.

4. How do the Anabaptists, Candide, and Pangloss travel to their destination in Chapter 5?
(a) By raft.
(b) By boat.
(c) By foot.
(d) By horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Candide punished as a prisoner in Lisbon?

2. How much money does Jacques give Candide?

3. What happens to Candide and Pangloss in the auto-da-fe?

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

5. Why is Candide beaten by the Bulgarians?

(see the answer key)

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