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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Martin, for what purpose is the earth formed?
2. What do Candide and his new traveling partner to Bordeaux rescue from the ocean in Chapter 20?
3. Who does Candide donate his sheep to?
4. What does Candide consider the only thing he has really lost?
5. Who does Candide make a bargain with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the second chapter, Candide is drafted into the Bulgarian military after he drinks to the King of Bulgaria with two men he meets during his travels. How does Candide react to his initiation into the army? Do you think being in the military has a positive or negative affect on Candide's character in the rest of the novel? Why? How do you think Candide is affected by his short military character?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about cause and effect. Dr. Pangloss often refers to cause and effect, but he is also often wrong in his conclusions. Select for your essay a topic like global warming to illustrate your points.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Candide travels until at the very end when he settles on the farm. What significance does this traveling have? Is the physical movement of traveling representative of mental or psychological movement? How are the places that Candide visits similar? How are they different? How do their similarities and differences play into the idea of movement in the novel?
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