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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose health do the soldiers make Candide drink to?
(a) The King of the Avars.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Baron.
(d) The King of the Bulgars.

3. Where does Candide travel with Cunégonde, the old woman, and two servants?
(a) Sevilla.
(b) Cadiz.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Lisbon.

4. Why are Candide and Pangloss arrested in Portugal?
(a) For spouting philosophy.
(b) For drowning Jacques.
(c) For killing a Bulgarian.
(d) For throwing away bacon.

5. Who were the old woman's parents?
(a) The Baron of Urbania and the Princess of Palestrina.
(b) The Baron of Palestrina and the Princess of Westphalia.
(c) Pope Urban X and the Princess of Palestrina.
(d) The Baron and Baroness of Palestrina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had happened to a young man in Italy whom the old woman had met?

2. What does Candide's tutor teach the children?

3. What is Cunégonde wearing when she meets Candide again?

4. What does Candide give the beggar when he sees him on the street?

5. How did Cunegonde react to Don Issachar?

(see the answer key)

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