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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who relieved Cacambo of all his wealth after he buys back Cunegonde?
(a) A bad judge.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A military captain.
(d) A ship's captain.

2. After a hundred days, how many of the sheep are left carrying gold and jewels?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. How had Pangloss survived the hanging?
(a) a surgeon discovered he was not dead and nursed him.
(b) The noose had broken, and Pangloss pretended to be dead.
(c) A storm came up and revived Pangloss.
(d) They hanged someone else by mistake.

4. What are the children playing with when Candide and Cacambo come to a village in Chapter 17?
(a) Tound pieces that look like colored jewels.
(b) Diamond, ruby, and emerald building blocks.
(c) Long snakes that coil and hiss.
(d) spinning tops made of gold.

5. Who discovers that Pangloss was still alive after the auto-da-fé?
(a) The Baron.
(b) The surgeon.
(c) The Grand Inquisitor.
(d) Paquette.

6. Upon seeing the strange sight running across a field in Chapter 16, what does Candide do?
(a) Falls down laughing hysterically.
(b) Shoots the girls.
(c) Shoots the monkeys.
(d) Challenges the sword fighters.

7. What kind of ship are Candide and Martin passengers on?
(a) A Dutch ship.
(b) A pirate ship.
(c) A Spanish ship.
(d) An Arab ship.

8. What are the evils Candide's new traveling partner to Bordeaux says he has observed in the world?
(a) Sickness, famine, and war.
(b) Lust, persecution, and slavery.
(c) war, greed, and desire.
(d) Murder, rape, and plunder.

9. What are the inhabitants of Eldorado prohibited from doing?
(a) Marrying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Leaving.
(d) Having children.

10. Where does Candide learn Cunégonde is?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Venice.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Paris.

11. What does the old man that Candide, Martin, and Pangloss meet tell them is the secret to his happiness?
(a) Being content with his home and cultivating his farm.
(b) Traveling around the world to see beautiful new lands.
(c) Hope for a better life for his children.
(d) Knowing that he will be rewarded in the next life.

12. How many sheep are left one hundred days after Candide and Cacambo leave Eldorado?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred.

13. Candide and Martin are walking to dinner one night. What does Cacambo accosts Candide to tell him?
(a) That Cunégonde is dead.
(b) That he has captured Cunégonde.
(c) To make plans to go to Bordeaux.
(d) To ready himself to leave Venice.

14. Which of the following characters does not accompany Candide to the banks of Propontis?
(a) The Baron.
(b) Mr. Issachar.
(c) Cacambo.
(d) Martin.

15. What does the old woman think is worse than all of the torments that she has suffered?
(a) Being unloved.
(b) Being poor.
(c) Going hungry.
(d) Doing nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pococurante serve Candide and Martin to drink?

2. After drifting downstream in Chapter 17, how does Candide's and Cacambo's ride end?

3. Why does the Spanish captain refuse to take Candide and Cacambo to Buenos Aires?

4. How does Martin propose to prove a happy looking couple in Chapter 24 is not happy at all?

5. Why are the guests, with whom Candide and Martin have dinner the night after Cacambo accosts them, in Venice?

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