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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What angers the Baron when talking to Candide?
(a) Candide calls him a bad name.
(b) Candide says he doesn't believe in God.
(c) Candide says he wishes the Baron were dead.
(d) Candide says he is going to marry Cunégonde.

2. Where does Candide go, leaving Cunegonde with the governor of Buenos Aires?
(a) To shop for new clothes.
(b) to inspect his infantry.
(c) To call on the police.
(d) To buy a house.

3. How do the men help train Candide to be a stronger soldier?
(a) They make him do push ups.
(b) They beat him with a stick.
(c) They give him special weapons training.
(d) They have him run long distances.

4. What does Candide wear during his escape?
(a) An Oreillon costume.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) A Jesuit robe.
(d) Women's clothes.

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

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

7. What choice is Candide given for his punishment by the Bulgarians?
(a) Ten bullets or hanging.
(b) Thirty-six lashes or hanging.
(c) Twelve bullets or thirty-six lashes.
(d) Thirty-six bullets or twelve lashes.

8. What is the fate of the Franciscan who had stolen Cunégonde's money and jewels?
(a) He is hanged.
(b) He is in jail.
(c) He is now the Governor of Buenos Aires.
(d) He is burned.

9. Who decides that the city needs an auto-da-fé?
(a) Pangloss.
(b) Candide.
(c) The sailor.
(d) The University of Coimbra.

10. What trade does Jacques teach Candide?
(a) Baking.
(b) Fabric making.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Candle making.

11. The old woman and her mother were brought to Morocco for what purpose?
(a) To be educated.
(b) To be killed.
(c) To be slaves.
(d) To be married.

12. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?
(a) A Bulgarian.
(b) The Baron.
(c) A prince.
(d) Pangloss.

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

14. What does Candide's tutor teach the children?
(a) The meek will inherit the earth.
(b) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
(c) There is no effect without a cause.
(d) Love is patient.

15. What does the Commandant forbid?
(a) Riding horses.
(b) Writing in Portuguese.
(c) The Spaniards to speak.
(d) Eating on Mondays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers Candide food, two coins, a place to stay, and a job in Chapter 3?

2. What is Cunégonde wearing when she meets Candide again?

3. Where does Candide walk the street and ask for charity after visiting the villages that have been pummeled?

4. Fleeing the Spanish who are looking for the murderer of the Grand Inquisitor, where do Candide and Cacambo head in Chapter 14?

5. Which of the following does the old woman not provide to Candide while he is staying in her shack?

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