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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what are the children playing in the schoolyard of the village in the mountains?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Sand.
(d) Rope.

2. What does Cunegonde talk about on the way to Buenos Aires?
(a) Her luck.
(b) Her hardships.
(c) Her fortune.
(d) The future.

3. To whom does Candide give the two coins someone gave him in Chapter 3?
(a) A hungry child.
(b) A fruit vender.
(c) A soldier with one leg.
(d) A beggar.

4. What does the old woman reveal about her past in Chapter 10?
(a) She was born a princess but now has to work as a maid.
(b) She was once a Russian Tsarina.
(c) She was once married to the King of Spain.
(d) She was once the mistress of the Grand Inquisitor.

5. What happens after Candide gives away his coins in Chapter 4?
(a) The hungry child kicks him.
(b) The soldier curses him.
(c) The fruit vender cheats him.
(d) The beggar gives him a hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays for Pangloss' cure?

2. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?

3. Where do Candide and Cacambo decide to go after they rule out going back to Cunégonde, going to Germany, and staying near the Oreillons?

4. Over what does Cunégonde shed tears?

5. What reaction do Candide and Cunégonde have when they reunite?

(see the answer key)

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