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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candide initially think Senator Pococurante is a happy man before Martin persuades him otherwise?
(a) The Senator appears to gain pleasure in critiquing and criticizing art.
(b) The Senator is jovial and pours large glasses of wine.
(c) The Senator has art, music, and women.
(d) The Senator is pleasant throughout their visit.

2. How many others are in the galley with Pangloss and the Baron?
(a) 2.
(b) 50.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

3. 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.

4. What happens to Candide at a card game in Paris?
(a) He has his pockets picked.
(b) He is given spiked punch.
(c) He loses 50,000 francs.
(d) He wins a fortune.

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

6. Where is the Baron imprisoned after his recovery?
(a) Cayenne.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Canada.
(d) Lisbon.

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

8. Who are the paintings by that Candide admires?
(a) Pococurante's mother.
(b) Paquette.
(c) Leonardo da Vinci.
(d) Raphael.

9. What does Candide have that makes him still a rich man in Chapter 20?
(a) A diamond as big as his fist.
(b) Gold dust in his shoes.
(c) Letters of credit from Buenos Aires.
(d) Diamonds and jewels in his pockets.

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

11. Running away from the scene of the murder, where do Cacambo and Candide stop to rest and eat in Chapter 16?
(a) Across the border into Peru.
(b) Near a small mountain.
(c) In a small village.
(d) In a field near a stream.

12. What is Pococurante's attitude toward his art collection?
(a) He does not believe that the art is as fine as Candide does.
(b) He knows they are all fakes.
(c) He thinks it is better than it really is.
(d) He wants to sell it and buy newer ones.

13. Which group of people captures Candide and Cacambo, binds them, and threatens to eat them?
(a) The Oreillons.
(b) The Jesuits.
(c) The Bulgarians.
(d) The Inquisitors.

14. What happens to Martin as soon as he arrives in Paris for the first time?
(a) He is pickpocketed.
(b) He is given money.
(c) He finds a job.
(d) He falls in love.

15. Who is Candide's new traveling partner on the way to Bordeaux?
(a) A black soldier missing a hand and a leg.
(b) A barber named Francisco.
(c) A man blind in one eye named Karl.
(d) An old scholar named Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are following the two girls running through the meadow?

2. What does the King of Eldorado provide for Candide and Cacambo as they leave?

3. What are the evils Candide's new traveling partner to Bordeaux says he has observed in the world?

4. To whom is Candide directed when he asks to know the name of the country that is so much better than Westphalia?

5. How long do Candide and Cacambo stay in the palace?

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