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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one thing that Candide tells Martin is better than Eldorado?
(a) Westphalia.
(b) Gold.
(c) Cunégonde.
(d) French wine.

2. How does Martin describe Paris?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Kind.

3. Which of the following characters does not live on the farm with Candide?
(a) The old woman.
(b) The Baron.
(c) Pangloss.
(d) Martin.

4. What information does Pococurante think would be useful in scientific academy volumes?
(a) The art of making pins.
(b) Tapestry-weaving.
(c) Ship-building.
(d) Sonnets.

5. In Chapter 30, why does Pangloss feel unfulfilled?
(a) He has lost his intelligence and cannot hold a conversation.
(b) He is tired of working so hard.
(c) He is going deaf.
(d) He does not hold a position where he could expand and teach his philosophies.

6. What role does the actress Candide likes play?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

7. How much does Candide pay for the release of Pangloss and the Baron?
(a) 100 sequins.
(b) 200,000 sequins.
(c) 20 sequins.
(d) 50,000 sequins.

8. What is Brother Giroflée tempted to run off and do?
(a) Become a Turk.
(b) Become an Inquisitor.
(c) Marry Paquette.
(d) Become a philosopher.

9. What does Cacambo tell the tribe to take to prove who they really are?
(a) Candide's ring.
(b) Candide's money.
(c) Candide's traveling bag.
(d) Candide's robe.

10. In what city do Martin and Candide land in England?
(a) London.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Dover.
(d) York.

11. How many scientists work on the machine built to carry Candide and Cacambo out of Eldorado?
(a) 50.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

12. What does the Baron fear for any children that Candide and Cunégonde might have?
(a) They will be poor.
(b) They will be stupid.
(c) They couldn't enter the noble assemblies of Germany.
(d) They will be ugly.

13. What is Cunégonde's job?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) A barmaid.

14. What is unusual about the roads Candide and Cacambo find as they climb into the mountains in Chapter 17?
(a) They are very crooked.
(b) They are wide enough for six charriots.
(c) They are very steep.
(d) They are paved in gold.

15. Why do the foreigners at the inn come to Venice?
(a) To trade at the market.
(b) To ask forgiveness of the King.
(c) To make their fortune.
(d) For Carnival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom has Candide heard that is said to have never had a bad day in his life?

2. Where does Candide look for Cacambo?

3. Who could answer Candide's questions about the golden country?

4. How do Candide and Martin find Senator Pococurante's character?

5. What does Cacambo explain to Candide about what happens in Chapter 16?

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