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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What choice is Candide given for his punishment by the Bulgarians?
(a) Ten bullets or hanging.
(b) Thirty-six lashes or hanging.
(c) Thirty-six bullets or twelve lashes.
(d) Twelve bullets or thirty-six lashes.

2. What reaction do Candide and Cunégonde have when they reunite?
(a) They run away from each other.
(b) They both faint.
(c) They embrace and kiss.
(d) Cunégonde faints and Candide catches her.

3. What is the topic of the sermon that Candide hears the man give?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Charity.

4. In Chapter 4, where does the Anabaptist take Candide and Pangloss?
(a) Paris.
(b) Italy.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Bulgaria.

5. Why are the two Portuguese arrested in Chapter 6?
(a) For eating a cat.
(b) For hoarding food.
(c) For selling rotten bananas.
(d) For throwing away bacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pangloss and Candide walk around in Lisbon, what catastrophe strikes?

2. Who offers Candide food, two coins, a place to stay, and a job in Chapter 3?

3. What is the result of Candide and Cunegonde getting caught behind the screen in Chapter 1?

4. Where does Candide walk the street and ask for charity after visiting the villages that have been pummeled?

5. How is Pangloss punished by the auto-da-fé?

(see the answer key)

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