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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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