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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the old woman and her mother had been on board a ship belonging to the Pope, what event occurred?
(a) the ship was attacked by a Moorish fleet.
(b) The ship ran aground on a desert island.
(c) The ship sank in a storm.
(d) Pirates attacked them.

2. What does the old woman reveal about her past in Chapter 10?
(a) She was once a Russian Tsarina.
(b) She was born a princess but now has to work as a maid.
(c) She was once the mistress of the Grand Inquisitor.
(d) She was once married to the King of Spain.

3. What choice is Candide given for his punishment by the Bulgarians?
(a) Ten bullets or hanging.
(b) Thirty-six bullets or twelve lashes.
(c) Thirty-six lashes or hanging.
(d) Twelve bullets or thirty-six lashes.

4. How is Pangloss punished by the auto-da-fé?
(a) He is flogged.
(b) He is burned.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He is drawn and quartered.

5. Why does the captain kill the Bulgarian who is attacking Cunégonde?
(a) The captain is angry that the rapist did not kill Cunégonde.
(b) The captain does not kill the Bulgarian.
(c) The captain is angry that the rapist did not stop to show respect for the captain.
(d) The captain is angry that he didn't get Cunégonde first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the ship that has been spotted in the Buenos Aires harbor?

2. The old woman says she once resembled who?

3. What is still going on in Germany in Chapter 17?

4. Which character believes "God has forsaken Earth and it is instead controlled by something more evil"?

5. What bizarre action follows Candide's response to what he saw running across a field in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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