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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cacambo want to go as soon as possible?
(a) To Paraguay.
(b) To Europe.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To America.

2. What happens when Candide and Martin are discussing philosophy?
(a) They see a ship attacked by pirates.
(b) They see the captain of their ship fall overboard.
(c) They see a young maiden cry for help as a man attacks her.
(d) They see a seaman lift a young boy to see over the edge of the ship.

3. How was the old woman's mother killed?
(a) The captain of the ship disembowled her.
(b) Four men grabbed her mother's limbs and tore her to pieces.
(c) She was forced to walk the plank into shark infested waters.
(d) She was scalped and left to die.

4. What is Candide forced to do after the murder of Issachar is discovered?
(a) Kill the stable boy.
(b) Kill the old woman.
(c) Kill the Grand Inquisitor.
(d) Kill the cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Candide and Pangloss rewarded for helping rebuild Lisbon?

2. What are the children playing with when Candide and Cacambo come to a village in Chapter 17?

3. Where do Candide, Cunegonde, and the old woman land in Chapter 13?

4. How many scientists work on the machine built to carry Candide and Cacambo out of Eldorado?

5. In the old woman's recollection in Chapter 12, what did the young man do the next day (after making a promise to the captive princess)?

(see the answer key)

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