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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. Which of the following does the old woman not provide to Candide while he is staying in her shack?
(a) A concubine.
(b) Ointment.
(c) A bed.
(d) Food.

2. In the war when thousands of men are killed, what does it cause Candide to do?
(a) Learn to fight.
(b) Switch sides.
(c) Hide.
(d) Become brave.

3. What does the old woman advise Candide to do at the governor's place?
(a) Stay with him.
(b) Escape.
(c) Steal the governor's gold.
(d) Sell his horse.

4. How is Pangloss punished by the auto-da-fé?
(a) He is flogged.
(b) He is burned.
(c) He is drawn and quartered.
(d) He is hung.

5. Why does Candide not know anything about his protector in Chapter 7?
(a) The soldiers take his protector away.
(b) The old man cannot hear or speak.
(c) He is too polite to ask personal questions.
(d) The old woman will not answer his questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman suggest should be done to make money?

2. How does the old woman describe the location where she was raised?

3. What does the old woman reveal about her past in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Candide travel with Cunégonde, the old woman, and two servants?

5. Who survives the shipwreck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cacambo think should be done with the Baron?

2. Why doesn't Pococurante like the paintings by Raphael?

3. Explain how Candide responds to the news from Westphalia in Chapter 4.

4. What happens after Candide shoots the monkeys?

5. How does Candide finally find Cacambo and get news of Cunegonde?

6. Explain how Candide becomes a member of the Bulgarian army.

7. What arms are used by the armies during the war between the Bulgars and the Avars?

8. Why is Candide given his name?

9. Describe the disease with which Pangloss is afflicted and how it has affected him.

10. How did Cunegonde fall into the clutches of a Jew and the Grand Inquisitor?

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