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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Jacques give Candide?
(a) Twenty florins.
(b) 100 florins.
(c) Two florins.
(d) 50 florins.

2. What does the Anabaptist do for the crew of the boat?
(a) He helps them.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He pays them double.
(d) He feeds them.

3. Which of the following does the old woman not provide to Candide while he is staying in her shack?
(a) A bed.
(b) Food.
(c) A concubine.
(d) Ointment.

4. Who does the old woman suspect is the thief?
(a) A Franciscan priest.
(b) Candide.
(c) A soldier.
(d) The innkeeper.

5. According to the abbé, how many good plays have been written in France?
(a) None.
(b) A hundred.
(c) Fifteen or sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Candide go, leaving Cunegonde with the governor of Buenos Aires?

2. Why does Candide decide to go to Venice?

3. What gives Candide a chance to escape the Bulgarians?

4. Who does Pangloss ultimately blame for his current condition?

5. What is the country with gold streets called?

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