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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Candide kill Don Issachar?
(a) He hits him over the head.
(b) By strangling him.
(c) With a sword.
(d) He shoots him.

2. What does Cunegonde talk about on the way to Buenos Aires?
(a) Her fortune.
(b) Her luck.
(c) Her hardships.
(d) The future.

3. What does Pangloss call the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh?
(a) The richest castle in the world.
(b) The castle of many mysteries.
(c) The only castle in Bulgaria.
(d) The best of all possible castles.

4. How many times does Candide make it through the gauntlet?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. Who develops a solution to prevent further earthquakes?
(a) Pangloss.
(b) The University of Westphalia.
(c) The University of Coimbre.
(d) Candide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following weapons is not used by the Bulgarians during their battles?

2. Who survives the shipwreck?

3. What does Jacques do when Candide asks him for charity?

4. To whom was the old woman betrothed?

5. What is the name of Candide's tutor?

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