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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Candide first arrives in Paris?
(a) He gets drunk.
(b) He falls in love.
(c) He becomes depressed.
(d) He becomes ill.

2. How does Jacques die?
(a) He is poisoned.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He contracts syphilis.
(d) He is stabbed.

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

4. What do the Janissaries eat when they are under attack?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Two slaves.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Two eunuchs and two buttocks.

5. In Chapter 19, where does Candide plan to go to wait for Cacambo and Cunegonde?
(a) Venice.
(b) Westphalia.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Candide bring with him when he goes to see Cunégonde in the hotel after receiving a letter signed by her?

2. To whom does Candide give the sheep in Bordeaux?

3. What happens when Candide hears that Cunegonde is dead?

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

5. What does Martin compare the life of a gondolier to?

(see the answer key)

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