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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the beggar tell Candide he is?
(a) A Bulgarian.
(b) Pangloss.
(c) The Baron.
(d) A prince.

2. Why are the two Portuguese arrested in Chapter 6?
(a) For selling rotten bananas.
(b) For throwing away bacon.
(c) For eating a cat.
(d) For hoarding food.

3. What does Pangloss lose after his treatment?
(a) An eye and an ear.
(b) His chin.
(c) His nose.
(d) Both ears.

4. What is the solution which is developed to prevent further earthquakes?
(a) The placement of secure structures where the earthquake struck.
(b) A ceremony in which people are burned to death.
(c) Building away from fault lines.
(d) The sacrifice of twenty virgins.

5. What does Candide tell Don Fernando about Cunegonde?
(a) That she is a carrier of the plague.
(b) thet she is married to him.
(c) That she is about to be his wife.
(d) That she is a nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old woman says she once resembled who?

2. When the old woman and her mother were in route to Gaeta, what did the soldiers aboard the ship do when they were attacked by pirates?

3. To whom did the old woman tell her story of captivity by the pirates?

4. What natural event destroys the city of Lisbon?

5. Why is the Bicayan arrested in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Getting away from France, Candide and Martin land in Portsmouth, England, where they witness an execution. Describe Candide's curiosity.

2. Describe what happened when the Janissaries were attacked.

3. To whom was the old woman engaged when she was younger and why did she not marry?

4. How are Candide and Cacambo captured by the Oreillons and why are they freed?

5. Describe Candide's and Martin's dinner companions after seeing Cacambo in Chapter 26.

6. Why does the Baron still not want Cunégonde to marry Candide?

7. What is the ritual when one meets the king in Eldorado? What does Candide expect the ritual to be before he is told?

8. Why was the castrated man sent to the King of Morocco?

9. Explain how Candide becomes a member of the Bulgarian army.

10. Why is the admiral killed?

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