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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. What happens when Mr. Issachar attacks Candide?

2. What happens to the Bicayan and the two Portuguese in the auto-da-fe that follows in Chapter 6?

3. What is the country to which Candide walks after leaving Bulgaria?

4. How many times does Candide make it through the gauntlet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes it apparent that the Baron is not dead?

2. How does Candide finally find Cacambo and get news of Cunegonde?

3. Describe Pangloss's survival story after he was hanged and burned.

4. Describe the background of the old woman whom Candide and Cunegonde discover was born a princess.

5. What is Cacambo's master's story?

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

7. What was Pangloss' story of his enslavement?

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

9. How do Candide, Martin, and Pangloss learn about true happiness?

10. Why is the admiral killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin says that "private griefs are crueler even than public miseries." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples from the text to back up your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Often in novels, authors use one or more of the characters to argue their own viewpoints. What character or set of characters do you think that Voltaire uses to communicate his own viewpoints? Is there a specific character that can be defined as Voltaire?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of romantic relationships in the novel for the following couples:

- Paquette and Brother Giroflée

- Cunégonde and Candide

- Cunégonde and the Governor

- Martin and his wife

Are any of the relationships truly happy? Do the relationships seem more superficial or do they represent "true love?"

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