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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Candide have that makes him still a rich man in Chapter 20?
(a) Gold dust in his shoes.
(b) Letters of credit from Buenos Aires.
(c) Diamonds and jewels in his pockets.
(d) A diamond as big as his fist.

2. What correspondence does Candide receive the morning after the party at the French lady's house in Chapter 22?
(a) A summons to go to court.
(b) a letter signed by Cunegonde, telling him she is in Paris.
(c) A second invitation from the French lady.
(d) A threatening note telling him to leave Paris.

3. Who does Brother Giroflée wish was at the bottom of the sea?
(a) The Theatines.
(b) The French.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The Spanish.

4. When Candide and Martin arrive in a new country after Paris, whose execution dot they observe?
(a) An English admiral.
(b) A sailor
(c) A local thief.
(d) An Irish admiral.

5. Which of the following characters does not live on the farm with Candide?
(a) Martin.
(b) Pangloss.
(c) The old woman.
(d) The Baron.

6. What happened to Pangloss' and the Baron's feet?
(a) They were slashed.
(b) They were burned.
(c) They were tattooed.
(d) They were dyed black.

7. Why are each of the men at Candide's and Martin's table in Venice?
(a) To take in the carnival.
(b) To select a bride.
(c) To visit the Pope.
(d) To find an embezzler.

8. What comes out about what Pococurante does with his servant girls?
(a) He makes them work day and night.
(b) He beats them every night.
(c) He sometimes forces them to share a bed with him.
(d) He fires them and hires new ones every week.

9. Why was the man executed in England?
(a) For eating too much bread.
(b) For stealing bacon.
(c) For killing a fellow soldier.
(d) For failing to kill enough French men.

10. In Chapter 19, where does Candide plan to go to wait for Cacambo and Cunegonde?
(a) Westphalia.
(b) Venice.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

12. What do Manichaeans believe?
(a) God has grown blind to the evil of mankind.
(b) God is ready to destroy the Earth again, this time by fire.
(c) God has forsaken Earth, which is controlled by something evil.
(d) God is allowing evil to enjoy the trials of men.

13. What do Candide and Martin do immediately upon arriving in Venice in Chapter 24?
(a) Try the Italian food.
(b) Locate a good hotel.
(c) Send word for Cacambo.
(d) Ask directions to the bank.

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

15. What is the one thing that Candide tells Martin is better than Eldorado?
(a) Cunégonde.
(b) Gold.
(c) French wine.
(d) Westphalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Candide at a card game in Paris?

2. How long do Candide and Cacambo stay in Eldorado?

3. Why are the two girls upset when Candide kills the monkeys?

4. How many others are in the galley with Pangloss and the Baron?

5. Where is Cunégonde's brother first taken prisoner?

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