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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many serene highnesses show up at the inn?

2. What does the old man that Candide, Martin, and Pangloss meet tell them is the secret to his happiness?

3. Where does Candide learn Cunégonde is?

4. Who does the local tribe think Candide and Cacambo are?

5. After everyone goes to work on the farm, what do they discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Candide experiences practically every situation possible. In that way he can be seen as a universal character. In other ways, however, Candide is so naive, that the reader may have difficulty relating to his innocence. In an essay, explain whether you feel Candide is a character that is easy to relate to. Would you consider him lucky or unlucky? Does this influence how the reader perceives him?

Essay Topic 2

Is the world Candide inhabits truly "the best of all possible worlds?" Describe some ways it is and some ways it isn't. Does he encounter anyone who is truly happy? Explain the vision Candide eventually comes to in his search for the best of all possible worlds.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the philosophy of Pangloss, particularly his relationship between cause and effect. Use examples form the text to illustrate how Pangloss was able to rationalize misfortune.

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