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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. Who is the second person Candide kills?
2. How are Candide and Pangloss paid for helping restore the city in Chapter 5?
3. What did the Janizaries do to the old woman when she was young and had been captured by them?
4. In the war when thousands of men are killed, what does it cause Candide to do?
5. How does the old woman describe the location where she was raised?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Candide's advantage over Martin?
2. In Bordeaux, who does Candide give his sheep to and why?
3. When Candide reunites with Paquette, the maid from Westphalia, how does she describe her life since they last were together and what details does she provide?
4. Describe what happens after Candide meets the two men in Waldberghofftrarbk-dikdorff who offer him food and drink.
5. What happens when the Bulgarians catch Candide going for a walk?
6. What is the ritual when one meets the king in Eldorado? What does Candide expect the ritual to be before he is told?
7. What is Candide's condition when he reaches Holland, and who helps him?
8. What happens after Candide shoots the monkeys?
9. Who arrives on the ship that comes into the harbor while Cunégonde and the governor are talking and what effect does his arrival have?
10. What are Cunégonde's misfortunes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Eldorado is a paradise on earth. Describe what it is about ELdorado that makes it so perfect? Can you see any flaws? Why do Candide and Cacambo decide to leave? What does this say about human nature?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on accepting philosophies or religions without question. Using Candide as your example, discuss how following a charismatic leader or teacher without thinking for oneself is a bad idea. In your essay include the importance of collecting divergent ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Sometimes authors choose to use the characters in a novel to express their distaste or support of a particular person or social movement. Historically do you think Candide represented a particular person or movement? Why or why not? How does Voltaire use his novel as a social criticism? Do you think Voltaire is critical of a specific social movement or of society in general? Why?
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