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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. How much money does Jacques give Candide?

2. What does the old woman advise Candide to do at the governor's place?

3. What had happened to a young man in Italy whom the old woman had met?

4. What happens to Candide in the auto-da-fé?

5. Where is the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what happened when the old woman and her mother were brought to Morocco?

3. How are Candide and Cacambo captured by the Oreillons and why are they freed?

4. What do the characters at the farm decide to do at the end of the novel and why?

5. When Martin and Candide land in Portsmouth, England, what do they witness? How does this affect Candide?

6. What is Pangloss's occupation and what message does he convey?

7. Why is an auto-da-fé deemed necessary in Lisbon?

8. Describe the conversation that Martin and Candide have after leaving Senator Pococurante's palace.

9. What happens to give Candide a good response to Martin's pessimism in Chapter 20?

10. What is the nature of the crime that the Baron commited?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Voltaire satirized people of every walk of life, every race, religion and occupation. How do the 18th century "victims" of his satirical wit compare to contemporary examples? Are the hypocrises and social ills that Voltaire identifies similar to or different from ones society faces today?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on class distinctions in your culture versus the class distinctions in CANDIDE. Are there any similarities? What are the differences? What was the author saying about class differences in CANDIDE?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the role of religion in CANDIDE. Was it a theme or a motif? What were the different character's takes on religion? How did religion affect the plot?

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