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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Candide kicked out of the castle?
(a) He is making advances on the maid.
(b) He is not succeeding at his studies.
(c) His mother has arrived and is unwelcome.
(d) He is caught kissing Cunégonde..

2. What does Candide see in the villages that the Bulgarians and their enemies have raided?
(a) He sees surgeons rescuing the attacked from dying.
(b) He sees dead and dying bodies in the villages raided by both sides.
(c) He sees that women have been spared by the Bulgarians.
(d) He sees dead bodies in villages only raided by the Bulgarians.

3. On whose death does the beggar report?
(a) Pangloss.
(b) The Baroness and her sister.
(c) The Bulgarian army.
(d) Cunégonde, the Baron, Baroness, and Baron's son.

4. How many times does Candide make it through the gauntlet?
(a) One.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Two.

5. What natural event destroys the city of Lisbon?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A tidal wave.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people at the University of Coimbre decide a future earthquake can be prevented?

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

3. How does Candide get in trouble with the Bulgarians?

4. What happens to the Anabaptist in Chapter 5?

5. Where is the castle where Candide is raised?

(see the answer key)

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