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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the old woman never marry her true love, the Prince of Massa-Carrara?

2. What does everyone who meets the Governor of Buenos Aires for the first time want to do to him?

3. What does the Anabaptist do for the crew of the boat?

4. How does the man who found the old woman and spoke her language treat her?

5. How is the Princess of Palestrina's betrothed killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With whom do Candide and Martin find themselves dining in Chapter 26? What stories do these people tell?

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

4. What does Cacambo think should be done with the Baron?

5. How do Candide and Cacambo end up on roads that are paved with gold?

6. What complication arises when a Spanish ship arrives in Buenos Aires?

7. What happens when the Bulgarians catch Candide going for a walk?

8. What do the people in Eldorado pray for?

9. How does Cunégonde explain her survival?

10. How does Candide come to the rescue of Cunegonde in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin and Jacques are both realistic and somewhat cynical characters. Compare and contrast the two characters, both in their philosophies, thoughts and ideas and in their relationship with Candide and the other characters. What is it about Jacques that makes him more caring and sympathetic to humanity? How do their fates differ? Does this seem fair?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the value of human life. Refer to Martin's notion of people being the same as hawks that eat pigeons. Discuss the genocide in the world today in comparison to Martin's illustration. Also include how the value of a human life is perceived differently in different cultures.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, many characters are reintroduced even after their death is witnessed or described. Write an essay explaining how the false deaths of these characters affect the plot as a whole. Consider which characters were thought to have died. Is the choice of these characters significant? What role do these characters play in their appearances before and after their false deaths?

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