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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. How do the men help train Candide to be a stronger soldier?
(a) They make him do push ups.
(b) They give him special weapons training.
(c) They beat him with a stick.
(d) They have him run long distances.

2. What is the country to which Candide walks after leaving Bulgaria?
(a) Spain.
(b) Holland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

3. What happens to the Anabaptist in Chapter 5?
(a) He is sold as a slave.
(b) He dies of the plague.
(c) He drowns.
(d) His throat is cut.

4. Who is Don Fernando d'Ibaraa y Figueora y Mascarenes y Lampourdos y Souza?
(a) the old woman's brother.
(b) The governor of Buenos Aires.
(c) The captain of a Spanish ship.
(d) The monk who stole Cunegonde's diamonds.

5. Where is the inn where Candide stops located?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Avacena.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reach before anyone realizes Mr. Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor are dead?

2. Who returns to the house to find Mr. Issachar dead?

3. What is stolen from Cunégonde?

4. On the ship leaving Cadiz in Chapter 10, where are Candide and company headed?

5. In Chapter 8, what are Candide and Cunégonde doing when Mr. Issachar arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes it easy for Candide and Cacambo to learn all they want to know about Eldorado?

2. Why does Cacambo want to go to Cayenne?

3. What is Pangloss's occupation and what message does he convey?

4. How does Candide respond when Cunegonde reminds him of his promise to marry her? Why?

5. What effect does the English admiral's execution have on Candide?

6. In Chapter 18, where do Candide and Cacambo go first to learn about Eldorado?

7. How do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman flee in chapter 9, and where do they go?

8. What happens when Candide and Cacambo try to pay for their meal at the inn?

9. How has Cunégonde's appearance changed when Candide finds her on the banks of Propontis? How do Candide's and Cunégonde's reactions to her change in appearance differ?

10. Describe the send off Candide and Cacambo get as they prepare to leave Eldorado.

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