Candide — Questions and answers

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Who was Candide's tutor in the castle of the Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh?

Choices

  1. A nameless scholar
  2. Dr. Pangloss ✓
  3. The Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh
  4. Cunégonde

Answer: Dr. Pangloss

From page 1

Into which army was Candide pressed after leaving the Baron's castle?

Choices

  1. The Westphalian Guard
  2. The King of the Abares' army
  3. The King of the Bulgars' army ✓
  4. The Royal German Legion

Answer: The King of the Bulgars' army

From page 2

What natural disaster occurred when Candide's ship reached Lisbon?

Choices

  1. A tsunami
  2. A massive flood
  3. A volcanic eruption
  4. An earthquake ✓

Answer: An earthquake

From page 3

Who was the Governor of Buenos Aires who wished to marry Cunégonde?

Choices

  1. Don Fernando ✓
  2. The Grand Inquisitor
  3. A Spanish officer
  4. Cacambo

Answer: Don Fernando

From page 4

Who did Candide and Cacambo encounter in the Jesuit province of Paraguay?

Choices

  1. The Grand Inquisitor of Lisbon
  2. A wealthy merchant from Spain
  3. Cunégonde's brother, the young Baron ✓
  4. Don Fernando, the Governor of Buenos Aires

Answer: Cunégonde's brother, the young Baron

From page 5

What material paved the streets of the city Candide and Cacambo found in the hidden valley?

Choices

  1. Solid gold and emeralds ✓
  2. Polished marble
  3. Rare gemstones and silver
  4. Smooth river stones

Answer: Solid gold and emeralds

From page 6

What was the name of the gloomy Dutch scholar Candide chose as his companion for the voyage to France?

Choices

  1. Pangloss
  2. Cacambo
  3. Vanderdendur
  4. Martin ✓

Answer: Martin

From page 7

In Voltaire's Candide, which Venetian nobleman owned many fine things but was bored by them all?

Choices

  1. Martin
  2. Candide
  3. Pococurante ✓
  4. Friar Giroflée

Answer: Pococurante

From page 8

Where did Candide find his lost servant Cacambo enslaved?

Choices

  1. In Venice
  2. On the way to Constantinople ✓
  3. Near the Sea of Marmara
  4. In Surinam

Answer: On the way to Constantinople

From page 9

Where did Candide buy a small farm for his family to live on after marrying Cunégonde?

Choices

  1. Near the Sea of Marmara ✓
  2. In Constantinople
  3. In Westphalia
  4. Near Lisbon

Answer: Near the Sea of Marmara

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