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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pays for Pangloss' cure?
(a) The Baron.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Paquette.
(d) Candide.

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

3. Which two men share a house and Cunégonde, although she will not let either man touch her?
(a) Mr. Issachar and Candide.
(b) The Baron and the Grand Inquisitor.
(c) Mr. Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor.
(d) Candide and the Grand Inquisitor.

4. How do the survivors in Lisbon wet their bread?
(a) With their blood.
(b) With milk.
(c) With their tears.
(d) With wine.

5. What news does Candide give the Commandant of the Jesuit military?
(a) That Westphalia no longer exists.
(b) That the Bulgarians are coming.
(c) That Cunegonde is now his wife.
(d) His sister is alive and well.

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

7. In Waldberghofftrarbk-dikdorff, who offers Candide food and drink?
(a) Dr. Pangloss.
(b) A priest.
(c) Two men.
(d) A charwoman.

8. Where do Candide and Cacambo go after leaving the governor's place?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

9. Why did the old woman never marry her true love, the Prince of Massa-Carrara?
(a) He left her standing alone at the altar.
(b) His father forbade the marriage.
(c) Her father went to war with the prince's father.
(d) A former mistress of his poisoned him.

10. How does Candide get in trouble with the Bulgarians?
(a) He goes for a walk.
(b) He writes a letter to Cunégonde.
(c) He kisses one of their wives.
(d) He fails to learn how to fight.

11. When Cunegonde was taken prisoner by the captain, what did she become?
(a) His maid.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His bed warmer.
(d) His cook.

12. What happens to the Anabaptist in Chapter 5?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He is sold as a slave.
(c) His throat is cut.
(d) He dies of the plague.

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

14. How many people die in the war between the Bulgars and the Avars?
(a) One million.
(b) Sixty.
(c) 30,000.
(d) One hundred.

15. To whom does the captain sell Cunégonde?
(a) Mr. Issachar.
(b) Candide.
(c) Mr. Cadiz.
(d) The Grand Inquisitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman tell Candide and Cunegonde in Chapter 9?

2. Where is the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh located?

3. How do the Anabaptists, Candide, and Pangloss travel to their destination in Chapter 5?

4. What is the result of Candide and Cunegonde getting caught behind the screen in Chapter 1?

5. What happens on the same day as the auto-da-fé?

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