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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) Food.
(b) Ointment.
(c) A concubine.
(d) A bed.

2. Which of the following does Pangloss say to a survivor of the natural disaster in Lisbon?
(a) Everything happens for a reason.
(b) Life is a blessing.
(c) Happiness is what you make of it.
(d) Good things come to those who wait.

3. How does the man who found the old woman and spoke her language treat her?
(a) He says he will take her to Italy but sells her instead.
(b) He brings her to her palace in Italy.
(c) He stabs her and then she escapes.
(d) He says he will help her and then kills her.

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

5. How many generations of nobility does Cunégonde count in her family?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 13.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Candide?

2. What does Candide wear during his escape?

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

4. Who does Cunégonde see Pangloss with in the bushes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Candide choose being shot instead of the regimental flogging?

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

3. How does Candide answer when asked if Cunégonde is his wife?

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

5. Describe Candide's reunion with Pangloss.

6. Describe the king's response when Candide indicates he wants to leave Eldorado and explain the lengths that the king goes to help Candide with his plan.

7. What happens when Cunégonde, Candide, and the old woman stop at the inn and how do they respond?

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

9. Describe Martin's feelings about France in general and of Paris specifically.

10. Write about the information Candide gets from Cacambo on the way to Constantinople.

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