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1: Candide is driven from the castle at Westphalia because

a. he has an affair with a chambermaid

b. he insists that everything happens for the best

c. he satirizes the baron and his son

d. he is discovered with Cunégonde

2: What do the two men at the door of the inn offer a nearly starved Candide?

a. A hot bath and a meal

b. A place in the army

c. A choice between good and evil

d. A chance to play a Good Samaritan

3: What ultimately happens to the baron and his wife?

a. They are mocked.

b. They lose their title.

c. They are killed.

d. They become diseased.

4: The beggar in Holland turns out to be

a. Cunégonde

b. Candide

c. Pangloss

d. Paquette

5: The Anabaptist dies

a. while renouncing Christianity

b. while rescuing the sailor

c. while saving the treasure

d. from burning at the stake

6: What actually becomes of Cunégonde after the Bulgarian soldiers rape her?

a. She is wounded and taken in by a Bulgarian captain.

b. She is disemboweled and killed by the Bulgarian solders.

c. She is raped and wounded by the Grand Inquisitor.

d. She is sold to Don Issachar.

7: How does Candide respond to the two men in Cunégonde’s life?

a. He discusses philosophical optimism with them.

b. He stabs them with his sword.

c. He shoots them with his gun.

d. He begs for their forgiveness.

8: Why does Voltaire devote two chapters to the old woman’s story?

a. To show that everyone has suffered

b. To relate the horrors of the war

c. To satirize the pious veneer of the clergy

d. To carefully detail her character

9: Candide flees after landing in Buenos Aires because

a. Cunégonde is about to marry Don Fernando

b. Cacambo urges Candide to attend the College of the Assumption

c. The Spanish police are seeking Candide

d. Cunégonde is about to marry the baron

10: Why does Candide kill the Reverend Father Commander, who is also the baron’s son?

a. The commander wants to excommunicate Candide.

b. The commander strikes a blow to Candide’s face.

c. Candide yearns to take the commander’s place.

d. Candide desires revenge on the baron.

11: Why are there no courts or prisons in Eldorado?

a. The citizens do not break laws.

b. Crimes are immediately punished by death.

c. The king decides all punishments.

d. Crimes are so prevalent that punishment would be futile.

12: How does Martin come to be Candide’s traveling companion?

a. Candide buys Martin as a slave for 30,000 piasters.

b. Martin tells Candide that he knows where to find Cunégonde.

c. Candide wins Martin in a bet with Mynheer Vanderdendur.

d. Candide sets up a contest for find a truly unhappy man.

13: Martin believes that

a. there is still some good in the world

b. free will leads men to both good and evil

c. men are basically greedy and hypocritical

d. men are basically kind and generous

14: On what do Martin and Candide wager in Venice?

a. That Martin and Candide can return to Eldorado by year’s end

b. That Cacambo will fulfill his mission

c. That two people they see have found happiness

d. That most people are philosophical optimists

15: How does Candide finally find happiness?

a. Working his farm

b. Partaking in philosophical discussions

c. Marrying Cunégonde

d. Selling his jewels

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