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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 country does Candide go to after the war?

2. Whose advice does Candide seek after killing Don Issachar?

3. How does Candide justify the murders he committed?

4. What happens when Candide learns that the Baron, his wife, and his son were murdered?

5. How many people are being punished in the auto-da-fé?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Jacques on the ship.

2. How does Candide select a new traveling companion for his trip to Bordeaux?

3. Describe the house that the old lady brings Candide to after she has cared for him over several days.

4. What was Pangloss' story of his enslavement?

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

6. Why does the Bulgar captain sell Cunégonde to Don Issachar?

7. Describe what happened during the attack on the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh through Cunégonde's brother's eyes and his story of survival.

8. Why was the castrated man sent to the King of Morocco?

9. Describe what happens to the men who were arrested for burning in Chapter 6.

10. What is Martin's attitude toward France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on satire as a literary device. Explain how satire can get a point across without being confrontational. What is the role of satire in CANDIDE? How would the book be different without satire present?

Essay Topic 2

Voltaire satirizes religion throughout the novel. Despite the faith, he typically finds hypocrisy and lax morality. Compare and contrast three of the following religions as they portrayed in the novel:

- Anabaptist

- Dutch

- Grand Inquisitor

- Jesuits

- Moors

- Jewish

What does Voltaire's general philosophy on religion seem to be?

Essay Topic 3

The responsibility of free will is a recurring theme in the novel. Using examples from the text, explain the arguments that characters have over the nature of free will. Do the characters seem to make decisions on their own or due to forces outside of their control?

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