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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Candide and Martin first see the girl and the monk?
(a) At their inn.
(b) St. Mark's Square.
(c) On their ship.
(d) In church.

2. What do Candide and Martin do when they first get to Venice?
(a) Send word for Cacambo.
(b) Buy a boat.
(c) Eat a huge dinner.
(d) Meet up with Cunégonde.

3. How many serene highnesses show up at the inn?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 22.
(d) 6.

4. In Chapter 30, why does Pangloss feel unfulfilled?
(a) He is tired of working so hard.
(b) He is going deaf.
(c) He does not hold a position where he could expand and teach his philosophies.
(d) He has lost his intelligence and cannot hold a conversation.

5. To whom is Candide directed when he asks to know the name of the country that is so much better than Westphalia?
(a) The priest.
(b) The youngest member of the royal family.
(c) The oldest man in the town.
(d) The son of the prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Pangloss survived the hanging?

2. As he is coming back from a party, what does Candide tell the abbé?

3. Surinam is a possession of which country?

4. Candide and his new traveling companion, Martin, leave on a ship bound for where in Chapter 20?

5. When are foreigners given a good reception in Venice, according to Martin?

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