Candide Textual Evidence and Inferences Quiz

What is textual evidence?

• A word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph that supports an inference or conclusion

• A logical guess about what is not directly stated by the author

• The most relevant information from a text

• The analysis of various elements in a story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Why is it important to use textual evidence when explaining inferences?

• To show how and why you analyzed a text

• To make logical guesses about what is not directly stated by the author

• To support the analysis of various elements in a story

• To understand the reality of the situation or characteristics of the time in history

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

What can be considered as textual evidence for fiction?

• Details about setting and plot events

• Details about characters and their interactions

• Use of language in dialogue and descriptions

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

What does satire in literature involve?

• Humor, irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or exaggeration

• Logical guesses about what is not directly stated by the author

• Citing specific words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• Analyzing the theme, point of view, and author's choices

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the purpose of Voltaire's satire in the novella Candide?

• To mock German nobility and the philosophy of optimism

• To analyze the theme and point of view of the story

• To cite textual evidence and draw conclusions

• To understand the reality of the situation or characteristics of the time in history

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the Baron's comical sounding name in Candide suggest?

• Pokes fun at the overly impressive titles of nobles

• Highlights the importance of textual evidence

• Supports the analysis of various elements in the story

• Shows the author's choices in writing

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Pangloss's claim about the Baron's castle in Candide satirize?

• Philosophers and intellectuals who study a wide variety of subjects

• The analysis of various elements in the story

• The use of language in dialogue and descriptions

• The reality of the situation or characteristics of the time in history

What does Voltaire's assertion that there is no effect without a cause in Candide mock?

• Pangloss and his elaborate theory of causation

• The analysis of various elements in the story

• The use of language in dialogue and descriptions

• The reality of the situation or characteristics of the time in history

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the claim that the Baron and Baroness live in the 'best of all possible worlds' in Candide satirize?

• Gottfried Leibniz's theory of the best of all possible universes

• The analysis of various elements in the story

• The use of language in dialogue and descriptions

• The reality of the situation or characteristics of the time in history

What should be cited to support an inference or conclusion?

• Textual evidence from the specific words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• Logical guesses about what is not directly stated by the author

• The most relevant information from a text

• The analysis of various elements in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8