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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the custom in Eldorado when someone meets the king?
(a) Prostrate oneself flat on the ground.
(b) Embrace the king and kiss both his cheeks.
(c) Bow down to show respect for the king.
(d) Cover one's face so the king cannot see you.

2. What does Cacambo tell the tribe to take to prove who they really are?
(a) Candide's money.
(b) Candide's traveling bag.
(c) Candide's robe.
(d) Candide's ring.

3. Where does the Princess of Palestrina collapse after she escapes from the Moors?
(a) In a barn.
(b) On the Emperor's bed.
(c) In a river.
(d) Under an orange tree.

4. As Captain, who is assigned to be Candide's assistant?
(a) Cacambo.
(b) A Moroccan pirate.
(c) T Bulgarian prisoner of war.
(d) Cunegonde's long lost brother.

5. Why is the Biscayan arrested in Chapter 6?
(a) For spouting philosophy.
(b) For marrying his godmother.
(c) For selling bacon.
(d) For getting the maid pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Candide's mother?

2. What is the cause of the gunfire that Candide and Martin hear while they are on the ship?

3. Who is Candide's new traveling partner on the way to Bordeaux?

4. What does Candide give the French lady for taking him to bed?

5. In Chapter 4, where does the Anabaptist take Candide and Pangloss?

(see the answer key)

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