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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Spanish captain refuse to take Candide and Cacambo to Buenos Aires?
(a) Because he believes Candide will kill him.
(b) Because Candide does not have enough money.
(c) Because he thinks that Candide is a liar.
(d) Because Cunégonde is the governor's favorite mistress.

2. What does Candide do when Cunegonde's brother strikes him?
(a) Gets up and walks out.
(b) refuses to tell him exactly where his sister is.
(c) Challenges him to a duel.
(d) stabs him in the belly with his sword.

3. What is still going on in Germany in Chapter 17?
(a) The Bulgarian reign of terror.
(b) The search for Candide and Pangloss.
(c) The war between the Bulgarians and the Avares.
(d) The hangings and floggings of Westphalians.

4. How many sheep are left one hundred days after Candide and Cacambo leave Eldorado?
(a) Two.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Ten.

5. How many times is Candide beaten on his first day of military service?
(a) 100.
(b) 10.
(c) 500.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game are the children in the village playing?

2. In Chapter 2, after running away, Candide is caught and given what choice?

3. Who is Candide's mother?

4. What does the Governor have a "furious lust" for?

5. Which group of people captures Candide and Cacambo, binds them, and threatens to eat them?

(see the answer key)

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