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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a hundred days, how many of the sheep are left carrying gold and jewels?
(a) 2.
(b) 15.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

2. What does the old woman suggest should be done to make money?
(a) Steal from the other guests.
(b) Sell off Cunégonde.
(c) Sell one of the horses.
(d) Work as hired help at the inn.

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

4. Who arrives on the ship that pulls into the harbor while Cunégonde and the governor are speaking?
(a) Candide's sister.
(b) Cacambo.
(c) Cunégonde's brother.
(d) The monk that stole Cunégonde's diamonds.

5. Where does Cunégonde see Candide before being reunited with him by the old woman?
(a) At the auto-da-fé.
(b) At the mercado.
(c) At the plaza real.
(d) At the gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the country with gold streets called?

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

3. Why does Candide not know anything about his protector in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the Commandant?

5. Why do Candide and Cacambo decide not to stay in that area where they narrowly escaped being cooked and eaten?

(see the answer key)

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