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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 position does the Baron attain in the Jesuit military?

2. How is Pangloss punished by the auto-da-fé?

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

4. Where does Candide go, leaving Cunegonde with the governor of Buenos Aires?

5. What does Candide do after the Baron hits him with his sword?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who do Cunégonde, Candide, and the old woman visit when they arrive in Buenos Aires and how does he respond to them?

4. What is ironic about Jacques' death?

5. Describe the solution that is developed to prevent future earthquakes and indicate who creates this solution.

6. How do Candide and Cacambo manage to avoid being eaten by the Oreillons in Chapter 16?

7. The old woman's story, what happened to the princess at the hands of the Janizaries?

8. What do Candide, the baron, Pangloss, Martin and Cacambo argue about on the ship?

9. Describe the king's response when Candide indicates he wants to leave Eldorado and explain the lengths that the king goes to help Candide with his plan.

10. Describe what Candide sees when he walks through a village raided by the Bulgarians.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end of the novel, Candide exalts physical labor and hard work as the solution to the endless cycle of human suffering. Compare and contrast the life that Candide advocates with the life led by Pangloss, Martin, Pococurante and other characters. What are the benefits to Candide's life at the end of the novel that he didn't have before?

Essay Topic 2

Research the author, Voltaire. What in Voltaire's life or experiences may have impacted his writing in CANDIDE?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, several religious figures are introduced. How do these religious figures contribute to the plot of the novel? Do these religious characters think of themselves as morally superior? How true or untrue are their assessments of their own morality? How do religion and religious figures contribute to the meaning of the novel as a whole?

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