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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candide apologize to Cunegonde's brother in Chapter 28?
(a) For not recognizing him.
(b) for leaving him in Peru.
(c) For wanting to marry his sister.
(d) For trying to kill him.

2. Why must Cacambo go to Buenos Aires?
(a) To offer to buy Cunegonde.
(b) To find the old woman.
(c) To sink the Spanish ship.
(d) To kill the governor.

3. Where does Candide learn Cunégonde is?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Venice.
(d) Constantinople.

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

5. What does Candide do for the men who he sees who are repeatedly whipped for not rowing well enough?
(a) He pays for their freedom.
(b) He stabs them in the heart.
(c) He steals them.
(d) He whips them more.

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

7. Why do Candide and Cacambo decide not to stay in that area where they narrowly escaped being cooked and eaten?
(a) The Jesuits are on their way there looking for them.
(b) There are no inns for them to stay in.
(c) Cunegonde might come there and fall in love with a monkey.
(d) Another group of Oreillons could choose to cook and eat them.

8. Which character believes "God has forsaken Earth and it is instead controlled by something more evil"?
(a) Martin.
(b) The captain.
(c) Candide.
(d) The pirates.

9. What crime had landed the young Baron as a galley slave?
(a) Bathing with the Sultan's page.
(b) Preaching Christianity.
(c) For being a Jesuit.
(d) slipping into the Sultan's harem.

10. What does Candide wonder about because of Cacambo's impoverished condition?
(a) How did he find Cunegonde while he was a slave.
(b) Why he seems so happy.
(c) What kind of master he has.
(d) The six million worth of diamonds when they last parted.

11. Where does the scene in the play Candide attends take place?
(a) Arabia.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) Westphalia.
(d) Lisbon.

12. What happens to Paquette after Candide leaves Westphalia?
(a) She also gets kicked out of Westphalia.
(b) She marries Pangloss.
(c) She is initiated into a cannabilistic tribe.
(d) She is raped by the Bulgarians.

13. How long do Candide and Cacambo stay in Eldorado?
(a) A month.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five days.
(d) One year.

14. Senator Pococurante states that he can only stand the music for how long?
(a) An hour.
(b) A half an hour.
(c) Forever.
(d) Three hours.

15. Why is Candide still optimistic after meeting Senator Pococurante?
(a) He believes he will be the only happy man when he marries Cunégonde.
(b) He believes that happiness comes through prayer.
(c) He thinks that Senator Pococurante's criticism is an act.
(d) He thinks that Martin and he can find another happy man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pococurante's attitude toward his art collection?

2. Which group of people captures Candide and Cacambo, binds them, and threatens to eat them?

3. Why are the two girls upset when Candide kills the monkeys?

4. What does Martin claim to be?

5. How much did Cacambo give to the Governor of Buenos Aires to buy Cunégonde?

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