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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Martin's opinion of the people who inhabit France?
(a) He loves French people.
(b) He likes their food but not the people.
(c) He prefers Parisians to other French people.
(d) He has a low opinion of them.

2. What happens when Candide goes to the court to report the captain who stole his sheep and riches?
(a) The captain is arrested.
(b) Candide is rewarded.
(c) Candide is fined.
(d) Candide is arrested.

3. What correspondence does Candide receive the morning after the party at the French lady's house in Chapter 22?
(a) a letter signed by Cunegonde, telling him she is in Paris.
(b) A threatening note telling him to leave Paris.
(c) A summons to go to court.
(d) A second invitation from the French lady.

4. What does Cacambo say Cunégonde and the old woman are doing in Chapter 27?
(a) They are being cared for by a young maiden.
(b) They have both been killed.
(c) They are servants for a prince.
(d) They are slaves for the governor.

5. What distresses Candide after he sees Cacambo in Chapter 26?
(a) That Cunegonde is not with him.
(b) that Martin does not trust Cacambo.
(c) that Cacambo looks 10 years younger.
(d) That Cacambo is so mysterious.

6. Where do Candide, Martin, Cacambo, Pangloss, and the Baron find Cunegonde and the old woman?
(a) In a kitchen.
(b) In a laundry.
(c) On the banks of Propontis.
(d) On a slave block.

7. What is the fate of the Baron, Cunégonde's brother?
(a) He is sold back to the captain of the ship to work in the galleys.
(b) He is stabbed through the neck.
(c) He is thrown into the sea.
(d) He lives happily with Candide and Cunégonde.

8. How does Candide now feel about Cunegonde in Chapter 29?
(a) He loves her so much he cannot see the change in her.
(b) He no longer wants her, but keeps his promise.
(c) He wants to have her examined by a doctor.
(d) He fears she has lost her mind.

9. What is Candide's reaction to the execution he sees in England?
(a) He is horrified.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is relieved.
(d) He is sad.

10. What comes out about what Pococurante does with his servant girls?
(a) He sometimes forces them to share a bed with him.
(b) He fires them and hires new ones every week.
(c) He makes them work day and night.
(d) He beats them every night.

11. How much money does Candide lose at the dinner when he is playing cards?
(a) Fifty thousand francs.
(b) One thousand francs.
(c) Twelve francs.
(d) Fifty diamonds.

12. What bizarre action follows Candide's response to what he saw running across a field in Chapter 16?
(a) The girls are cradling the dead monkeys and crying.
(b) Local villagers run at Candide and Cacambo with sticks and pitchforks.
(c) The girls throw stones at the monkey's bodies.
(d) The girls run and fall down at Candide's feet.

13. What positive point does a spectator say executions have in England?
(a) To serve as entertainment purposes.
(b) To keep the guillotine sharp.
(c) To keep leaders motivated.
(d) To keep a positive morale.

14. What does Cacambo explain to Candide about what happens in Chapter 16?
(a) Candide has killed the girls' lovers.
(b) Monkeys are sacred to the natives here.
(c) The girls were raised by monkeys.
(d) The girls are mutant monkeys.

15. Who once owned the kingdom of Eldorado?
(a) The Incas.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The Aztecs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Candide and Cacambo survive on for a month?

2. Cacambo gets permission from his master for Candide and Martin to join them on their ship. Where are they going?

3. What does the old woman think is worse than all of the torments that she has suffered?

4. What does the Baron fear for any children that Candide and Cunégonde might have?

5. Who does Candide donate his sheep to?

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