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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Candide punished as a prisoner in Lisbon?
(a) He is flogged.
(b) He is hung by his feet.
(c) He is hung by his arms.
(d) He is put on a rack.

2. How long has the agreement between Don Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor been in effect?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) A month.

3. How many people are being punished in the auto-da-fé?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. In Chapter 4, where does the Anabaptist take Candide and Pangloss?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Italy.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Paris.

5. Who is on the ship that has been spotted in the Buenos Aires harbor?
(a) The Pope.
(b) A magistrate and police officers.
(c) Candide's mother.
(d) The Grand Inquisitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Candide get in trouble with the Bulgarians?

2. Running away from the scene of the murder, where do Cacambo and Candide stop to rest and eat in Chapter 16?

3. How could the apartment of the old man in Chapter 18 be described?

4. What does Pangloss call the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh?

5. What is Candide forced to do after the murder of Issachar is discovered?

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