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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pococurante says that his collections of sonnets aren't worth one page of who?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Homer.

2. What do Candide and Cacambo survive on for a month?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Horse meat.
(c) Dog meat.
(d) Wild fruits.

3. Where does Candide walk the street and ask for charity after visiting the villages that have been pummeled?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Holland.
(c) Abaria.
(d) Bulgaria.

4. While working for the Boyar in Russia, what job does the Princess do?
(a) She is a musician.
(b) She is the cook.
(c) She is the chambermaid.
(d) She is a gardener.

5. How long do Candide and Martin wait in Venice without word of Cacambo?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sergeant say the Reverend Father Provincial has gone?

2. What do Cunégonde's arms look like?

3. How tall is Candide?

4. Which character believes "God has forsaken Earth and it is instead controlled by something more evil"?

5. Why does Candide ask to be shot in the head?

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