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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Janissaries eat when they are under attack?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Two slaves.
(c) Two eunuchs and two buttocks.
(d) Eggs and bacon.

2. In Holland, who is Candide happy to meet up with again?
(a) Pangloss.
(b) The Baron's son.
(c) Paquette.
(d) Cunegonde.

3. Who does the old lady pray to for Candide's health?
(a) Our Lady of Atocha.
(b) Saint James of Compostella.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Saint Anthony of Padua.

4. On the ship leaving Cadiz in Chapter 10, where are Candide and company headed?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Cuba.
(c) England.
(d) India.

5. Where does Pangloss say his disease is making the most "progress"?
(a) In the armies.
(b) Among the French.
(c) Among the clergy.
(d) Among the Dutch.

6. Who is Cacambo?
(a) The governor's son.
(b) The slave of the governor.
(c) The man Candide was given to act as his assistant.
(d) Candide's best friend from childhood.

7. How does Candide find the sea as compared to his journey to Lisbon?
(a) More peaceful.
(b) Colder.
(c) Windier.
(d) Rougher.

8. To whom did the old woman tell her story of captivity by the pirates?
(a) A woman who said she could help her.
(b) A young man who once sang at her castle.
(c) A pirate who tried to protect her.
(d) An old man who looked like her grandfather.

9. Where do Candide, Cunegonde, and the old woman land in Chapter 13?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Peru.
(d) Cuba.

10. Where does the old woman suggest Candide and Cunegonde go in Chapter 9?
(a) Peru.
(b) Italy.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Cadiz.

11. What does Cunegonde witness in the park in Chapter 1?
(a) Candide talking to a horse.
(b) the Baron cavorting with Paquette.
(c) Dr. Pangloss and Paquette doing an experiment.
(d) Dr. Pangloss doing his exercises.

12. What happened the man who found the old woman and spoke her language when he was a child?
(a) He was castrated.
(b) He was taught to fight.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He was taught English.

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

14. How are Candide and Pangloss paid for helping restore the city in Chapter 5?
(a) A coin every day.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) With meals.
(d) A diamond each.

15. In the war when thousands of men are killed, what does it cause Candide to do?
(a) Hide.
(b) Become brave.
(c) Learn to fight.
(d) Switch sides.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of Lisbon is destroyed by the earthquake?

2. What does Candide tell the Commandant?

3. How was the old woman's mother killed?

4. Why does Candide ask to be shot in the head?

5. What trade does Jacques teach Candide?

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