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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. For what position does Jacques hire the beggar?
(a) Servant.
(b) Stable boy.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Tutor.

2. What do Candide and Cunegonde's brother do for a long time in Chapter 14?
(a) argue about Candide's treatment in Westphalia.
(b) Make a marriage pact for Candide and Cunegonde.
(c) have a conversation.
(d) Plan how to defeat the Spanish.

3. What is Cunegonde's brother's position now in Paraguay?
(a) A Papal envoy to the Jesuits.
(b) A colonel and priest.
(c) A governor and priest.
(d) A colonel and the governor.

4. Where does the Princess of Palestrina collapse after she escapes from the Moors?
(a) In a barn.
(b) On the Emperor's bed.
(c) Under an orange tree.
(d) In a river.

5. Who is the man in black an officer for?
(a) The Bulgar Army.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The Inquisition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the castle where Candide is raised?

2. What does Candide do after the Baron hits him with his sword?

3. When Cunegonde was taken prisoner by the captain, what did she become?

4. Why are the two Portuguese arrested in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Candide not know anything about his protector in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Candide's and Martin's dinner companions after seeing Cacambo in Chapter 26.

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

3. Explain the way the University of Coimbre decides to prevent future earthquakes.

4. Describe the misfortune that befalls the runaway Candide, Cunegonde, and the old woman on the way to Cadiz.

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

6. Who is the man who finds the woman under the orange tree and what does he do with her?

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

8. What are the crimes of the people sentenced to the auto-da-fé?

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

10. What is ironic about Jacques' death?

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