Candide

Candide ends up in the Bulgarian army when he

• joins as a way of escaping the Baron

• joins after losing all his money on a foolish bet

• joins because Cunegonde is serving as an army nurse

• is taken away in chains and forcibly enlisted

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The two men in the inn ask Candide whether he tenderly loves

• the Baron and his castle

• Cunegonde

• the King of the Bulgarians

• France

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Rather than be shot in the head, what does Candide choose to do?

• be banished for life

• run the gauntlet of the regiment thirty-six times

• marry the Colonel's daughter

• run two leagues with his legs bound in chains

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is Pangloss?

• the Baron's spiritual advisor

• Candide's scheming relative

• the Baron's family tutor

• the Baron's best friend

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Apparently, Candide is

• the Baron's son

• the Baron's illegitimate nephew

• a village boy who had befriended the Baron's family

• an orphan whom the Baron and the Baroness had adopted

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The Baron banishes Candide for

• kissing the Baron's daughter Cunegonde

• arguing with Pangloss and pulling his beard

• having a disprespectful attitude

• stealing money from the castle treasure

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Satire

• is comedy that relies on verbal wit

• is another word for humor

• ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly

• is too broad a genre to be defined concisely

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Pangloss believes that this world

• does not really exist

• is the best of all possible worlds

• came into being for no reason

• is filled with evil, despair, and confusion

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The ultimate purpose of satire is to

• change the society for the better

• use rhetorical tools on fictional material

• help inspire the French Revolution

• provide readers with instructions for social revolt

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

At the beginning of the story, where does Candide live?

• Paris

• Constantinople

• Westphalia

• West Algiers

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9