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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town do Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reach before anyone realizes Mr. Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor are dead?
(a) Sevilla.
(b) Avacena.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Cadiz.

2. What is the solution which is developed to prevent further earthquakes?
(a) The sacrifice of twenty virgins.
(b) A ceremony in which people are burned to death.
(c) The placement of secure structures where the earthquake struck.
(d) Building away from fault lines.

3. What is Candide given after his rescue in Chapter 7?
(a) A job as a dishwasher at an inn.
(b) A serious lecture about false teaching.
(c) Ointment, food and drink, clothes, and a bed.
(d) Another flogging.

4. How was the old woman's mother killed?
(a) The captain of the ship disembowled her.
(b) She was forced to walk the plank into shark infested waters.
(c) Four men grabbed her mother's limbs and tore her to pieces.
(d) She was scalped and left to die.

5. How do the people at the University of Coimbre decide a future earthquake can be prevented?
(a) By building stronger buildings.
(b) By holding a week long religious ceremony.
(c) By moving the city to a better location.
(d) By burning people alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Candide immediately after he leaves the castle?

2. Who does Pangloss ultimately blame for his current condition?

3. Why does Candide kill the Grand Inquisitor?

4. Who does the old lady pray to for Candide's health?

5. Which of the following characters does not live with the Baron?

(see the answer key)

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