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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Cunégonde's brother first taken prisoner?

2. Why does Candide decide to purchase a farm?

3. Why does Candide not want to tour France?

4. Why are the guests, with whom Candide and Martin have dinner the night after Cacambo accosts them, in Venice?

5. How does Martin propose to prove a happy looking couple in Chapter 24 is not happy at all?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pangloss is a deeply flawed character, but yet also in some ways seems as naive as Candide. Do you think Pangloss is as educated as he purports to be? Give examples to support your opinion. Who seems to have been the wisest person in the novel? Why?

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

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?

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