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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who relieved Cacambo of all his wealth after he buys back Cunegonde?
(a) A bad judge.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A ship's captain.
(d) A military captain.

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

3. As he is coming back from a party, what does Candide tell the abbé?
(a) He feels guilty for drinking too much wine.
(b) He has fallen in love with a young woman.
(c) He feels guilty for cheating on his Cunégonde.
(d) He is sad that he has lost money playing cards.

4. What does the philosopher say the King never worries about when he sends a ship to Egypt?
(a) If a doctor is on board or not.
(b) Whether or not the mice are comfortable.
(c) What the women on board look like.
(d) What the weather is like.

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

6. In Chapter 19, where does Candide plan to go to wait for Cacambo and Cunegonde?
(a) Westphalia.
(b) London.
(c) Venice.
(d) Paris.

7. What are Cunégonde and the old woman doing when Candide first sees them again?
(a) Hanging towels to dry.
(b) Praying.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Arguing.

8. Falling ill in Paris, why does Candide get a lot of medical attention?
(a) Because he is rich.
(b) Because he is from Westphalia.
(c) Because he has a rare disease.
(d) Because he is handsome.

9. How many times is the Baron beaten on the soles of his feet for his crime?
(a) 16 times.
(b) 50 times.
(c) 1,000 times.
(d) 100 times.

10. Who does Pococurante prefer to Virgil?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Horace.
(c) Tasso.
(d) Milton.

11. 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 beats them every night.
(d) He makes them work day and night.

12. How many people are on the deck of the sinking ship that Candide and Martin see?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 2.
(d) 300.

13. How do Candide and Martin find Senator Pococurante's character?
(a) Overbearing and anxious.
(b) Very kind and generous.
(c) Neither kind nor cruel.
(d) Very fat and ill.

14. What does Candide do after seeing Cunégonde and the old woman?
(a) He leaves them.
(b) He beats them.
(c) He sells them.
(d) He buys their freedom.

15. What happens to the man on the deck of the naval vessel?
(a) He is given money.
(b) He is given a commendation.
(c) He is shot in the head.
(d) He is hanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Candide, Martin, Cacambo, Pangloss, and the Baron find Cunegonde and the old woman?

2. On which of the following things does Candide not complement Senator Pococurante?

3. What is it that Candide does not have in Chapter 21?

4. What job does Martin get in Paris?

5. At the end of the novel, what is the only thing that Candide decide is necessary for happiness?

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