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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. Why is Candide kicked out of the castle?
(a) He is caught kissing Cunégonde..
(b) His mother has arrived and is unwelcome.
(c) He is making advances on the maid.
(d) He is not succeeding at his studies.

2. What angers the Baron when talking to Candide?
(a) Candide says he doesn't believe in God.
(b) Candide says he is going to marry Cunégonde.
(c) Candide calls him a bad name.
(d) Candide says he wishes the Baron were dead.

3. Where is the fleet of ships that Candide, Cunégonde and the old woman join headed?
(a) Japan.
(b) England.
(c) Africa.
(d) Paraguay.

4. What does Candide find in the village of Avare?
(a) An old friend of his.
(b) Streets littered with dead bodies.
(c) A horse without a rider.
(d) A pub that sells dark beer.

5. What position does the Baron attain in the Jesuit military?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the ship leaving Cadiz in Chapter 10, where are Candide and company headed?

2. What is the solution which is developed to prevent further earthquakes?

3. What does the Governor order Candide to do in order to get rid of him?

4. Who arranged the auto-da-fé, which results in the hanging of Pangloss?

5. What is Candide told after he drinks to the health of the king of Bulgaria?

Short Essay Questions

1. Write about the information Candide gets from Cacambo on the way to Constantinople.

2. What happens after Candide shoots the monkeys?

3. What happens when Candide and Martin are arrested in a scam perpetrated by a false abbe?

4. What does the sailor do after the earthquake hits Lisbon?

5. What has happened to Pangloss' physical condition?

6. Describe the crime that the two Portuguese commit and the punishment that they receive.

7. Why does the Bulgar captain sell Cunégonde to Don Issachar?

8. Describe the house that the old lady brings Candide to after she has cared for him over several days.

9. Describe the disease with which Pangloss is afflicted and how it has affected him.

10. Describe Candide's reunion with Pangloss.

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