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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Candide give to the beggar?
(a) Twenty florins.
(b) Fifty florins.
(c) Two florins.
(d) Five florins.

2. Who pays for Pangloss' cure?
(a) The Baron.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Paquette.
(d) Candide.

3. At a stream they come to in Chapter 17, what do Candide and Cacambo discover?
(a) Women washing clothes.
(b) An abandoned canoe.
(c) A place to take a bath.
(d) boys swimming in the stream.

4. Why does Candide decide not to go to Germany in Chapter 17?
(a) To avoid being burned for killing Cunégonde's brother.
(b) To avoid the war between the Bulgarians and the Abares.
(c) To avoid being hanged for killing the Grand Inquisitor.
(d) To avoid being eaten by the Oreillons.

5. What do Candide and Cacambo find that takes them to the village in the mountains?
(a) A canoe.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A rock.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Candide given after his rescue in Chapter 7?

2. What does Candide tell the Commandant?

3. To what lot was the old woman born?

4. On whose death does the beggar report?

5. What does the old woman reveal about her past in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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