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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After everyone goes to work on the farm, what do they discover?
(a) That there is treasure buried on the farm.
(b) contentment, as they are no longer searching for something.
(c) How to make money raising red sheep.
(d) How to make themselve too tired to be unhappy.

2. With whom do Candide and Martin dine the night after Cacambo leaves in Chapter 26?
(a) The owner of the hotel.
(b) Six deposed Kings.
(c) the Senator and his girls.
(d) Some military officers.

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

4. Why does Candide decide to purchase a farm?
(a) The old woman suggests it.
(b) He wants to raise chickens.
(c) He wants to escape the public life.
(d) He wants to raise a family.

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

6. How does Martin further Candide's depression after they land in Venice?
(a) He tells him that he should not have trusted Cacambo, a half-breed, to go off and fetch his love.
(b) He tells him that Cunégonde is dead.
(c) He says that Cacambo must have died of a horrible disease.
(d) He tells him that Cunégonde is seriously disfigured.

7. According to Martin, for what purpose is the earth formed?
(a) To drive men mad.
(b) To provide sustenance.
(c) To achieve men's dreams.
(d) To give men hope.

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

9. Who does Candide bribe to escape prison in Paris?
(a) The police.
(b) The inquisitor.
(c) The abbé.
(d) The governor.

10. From whom does Cacambo get permission for Candide and Martin to board a ship for Constantinople?
(a) The Senator.
(b) His master.
(c) The harbor master.
(d) The governor.

11. What is the custom in Eldorado when someone meets the king?
(a) Embrace the king and kiss both his cheeks.
(b) Prostrate oneself flat on the ground.
(c) Bow down to show respect for the king.
(d) Cover one's face so the king cannot see you.

12. What is finally revealed about Senator Pococurante in Chapter 25?
(a) His kindness to his servants.
(b) his false pretenses at wealth.
(c) His negative character.
(d) His lack of education.

13. When are foreigners given a good reception in Venice, according to Martin?
(a) When they are virtuous.
(b) When they are pious.
(c) When they are handsome.
(d) When they are rich.

14. Who do Candide and Martin dine with the night after Cacambo accosts them?
(a) The Senator.
(b) Four knights.
(c) A governor and a knight.
(d) Six excommunicated Kings.

15. How had Pangloss survived the hanging?
(a) They hanged someone else by mistake.
(b) A storm came up and revived Pangloss.
(c) The noose had broken, and Pangloss pretended to be dead.
(d) a surgeon discovered he was not dead and nursed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could the apartment of the old man in Chapter 18 be described?

2. Why is Dr. Pangloss unhappy at the end of the story?

3. What is Cunégonde's appearance when Candide finds her on the banks of Propontis?

4. Who is known as the best philosopher in the area?

5. Where is the ship that Candide eventually gets on headed?

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