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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in the evening of the third day after Candide is rescued?
(a) The old woman returns and asks that he follow her.
(b) The old woman does not return with his supper.
(c) The old man hits him in the head and ties him up.
(d) The soldiers give up looking for him.

2. How many generations of nobility does Cunégonde count in her family?
(a) 72.
(b) 50.
(c) 13.
(d) 100.

3. What is being put together when the old woman, Candide, and Cunégonde arrive in Cadiz?
(a) A house.
(b) A moat.
(c) An army.
(d) A castle.

4. Which of the following does the old woman not provide to Candide while he is staying in her shack?
(a) Food.
(b) Ointment.
(c) A concubine.
(d) A bed.

5. What do Candide and Cacambo survive on for a month?
(a) Wild fruits.
(b) Horse meat.
(c) Dog meat.
(d) Twigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the old lady set out for Candide?

2. What does Candide sell on the old woman's advice?

3. Where does Cacambo once work as a servant?

4. What does Pangloss lose after his treatment?

5. What news does Candide give the Commandant of the Jesuit military?

(see the answer key)

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