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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Candide take the beggar to feed him?
(a) The Bulgarians' house.
(b) The bar.
(c) His apartment.
(d) Jacques's stable.

2. How many horses does the old woman tell Candide and Cunégonde are in the stable?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Who does the old woman say her parents were?
(a) Baron Rothschild and the Princess of Monrovia.
(b) Archduke Ferdinand and his scullery maid.
(c) Tsar Nicholas I and an English duchess.
(d) Pope Urban X and the Princess of Palestrina.

4. What happens to Candide immediately after he leaves the castle?
(a) He wanders around and falls asleep in the snow.
(b) He finds a beautiful bride.
(c) He is beat up by some Bulgarians.
(d) He is taken in by his long lost aunt.

5. Where does the old woman suggest Candide and Cunegonde go in Chapter 9?
(a) Italy.
(b) Cadiz.
(c) Peru.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers surround Cacambo and Candide at the border post?

2. What does Candide do after being put in charge of the Cadiz soldiers?

3. What does Candide find in the village of Avare?

4. When the old woman and her mother had been on board a ship belonging to the Pope, what event occurred?

5. What does Cunegonde talk about on the way to Buenos Aires?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to the men who were arrested for burning in Chapter 6.

2. What is ironic about Jacques' death?

3. What is the old woman's advice to Cunégonde after the ship carrying the magistrate and police officers is spotted?

4. What does the sailor do after the earthquake hits Lisbon?

5. Describe what happened when the old woman and her mother were brought to Morocco?

6. How are Candide and Cacambo captured by the Oreillons and why are they freed?

7. What event happens during Martin and Candide's discussion of the subject of moral and physical evil? How does Candide use this to his advantage?

8. Still looking for a happy man, where do Candide and Martin go?

9. What was the cause of the constant fighting in Morocco?

10. Where do Candide and Cacambo see gold and jewels in the city in the mountains? How do they respond to this finding?

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