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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the court's banker?
(a) The Grand Inquisitor's illegitimate son.
(b) Don Issachar.
(c) The old lady's husband.
(d) Cunégonde's uncle.

2. Who decides that the city needs an auto-da-fé?
(a) Candide.
(b) The University of Coimbra.
(c) The sailor.
(d) Pangloss.

3. What does Cacambo say Cunégonde and the old woman are doing in Chapter 27?
(a) They are servants for a prince.
(b) They have both been killed.
(c) They are being cared for by a young maiden.
(d) They are slaves for the governor.

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

5. Until what age does the Princess of Palestrina live in her castle?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martin's opinion of the people who inhabit France?

2. With whom do Candide and Martin dine the night after Cacambo leaves in Chapter 26?

3. Running away from the scene of the murder, where do Cacambo and Candide stop to rest and eat in Chapter 16?

4. What happens when Candide and Cacambo try to pay for their lunch with the jewels they have found?

5. What is Candide's reaction to the execution he sees in England?

(see the answer key)

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