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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. Why does Cacambo believe that Candide will be welcomed by the priests?
(a) Because he is wealthy.
(b) Because he is so pious.
(c) Because he knows Bulgar military drills.
(d) Because he can sing many hymns.

2. Whose health do the soldiers make Candide drink to?
(a) The Baron.
(b) The King of the Avars.
(c) The King of the Bulgars.
(d) The Pope.

3. Who does the old lady pray to for Candide's health?
(a) Our Lady of Atocha.
(b) Saint James of Compostella.
(c) Saint Anthony of Padua.
(d) All answers are correct.

4. To where do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman flee?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Cadiz.
(d) Sevilla.

5. Over what does Cunégonde shed tears?
(a) Candide and his misfortunes.
(b) The deaths of Pangloss and Jacques.
(c) The murder of her family.
(d) Her fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Candide sell on the old woman's advice?

2. Who does the old woman suspect is the thief?

3. What happened to Cunegonde after she was taken prisoner by the captain?

4. How does Candide kill Mr. Issachar?

5. What is the country to which Candide walks after leaving Bulgaria?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it apparent that the Baron is one of the most powerful lords in the area?

2. Why do the learned men tell Pococurante you should always have Homer in your library?

3. Why is it dangerous for a shrewish woman to be a doctor's wife?

4. How was Cunégonde's brother healed after Candide stabbed him and what events followed?

5. What is the setting in the first chapter and what characters are introduced?

6. Why does Candide say he doesn't love the King and cannot drink to his health?

7. After escaping, what does Candide observe about the war?

8. How does the abbé trick Candide into giving him his money?

9. Explain the objection Lisbon residents have to Dr. Pangloss after the earthquake.

10. Why is Candide given his name?

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