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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Cunégonde know she has become ugly?
(a) She doesn't own a mirror.
(b) No one has told her.
(c) She knows, but is in denial.
(d) She is blind.

2. Why is the man who discovers the Princess upset?
(a) Because his parents have just been killed.
(b) Because he is lost.
(c) Because he has lost all of his money.
(d) Because he is castrated.

3. What does Jacques do when Candide asks him for charity?
(a) Jacques tries to kill Candide.
(b) Jacques turns Candide over to the Bulgarians.
(c) Jacques offers him food, coins, a place to stay, and a job.
(d) Jacques tells him to go away.

4. How does Martin describe Paris?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Kind.
(d) Chaotic.

5. Where does Candide promise to meet Cacambo?
(a) Paris.
(b) Venice.
(c) London.
(d) Amsterdam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Candide ask Martin when the shore of France comes into sight from their ship?

2. How does Candide react when Cunégonde reminds him of his promise to marry her?

3. What distresses Candide after he sees Cacambo in Chapter 26?

4. Who does Pococurante prefer to Virgil?

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

(see the answer key)

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