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Candide
Voltaire
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1
of 5
When was Voltaire born?
1594
1644
1694
1744
2
of 5
Why was Voltaire imprisoned in the Bastille in his early twenties?
Engaging in homosexuality
Satirizing the government
Stealing bread
Inciting a riot
3
of 5
After his second imprisonment in the Bastille, what was the condition of Voltaire's release?
House arrest
Stop writing
Serve probation
Move to England
4
of 5
Despite Voltaire's relentless criticism of powerful individuals, which monarch did he befriend?
Louis XVI of France
George II of England
Frederick of Prussia
Peter I of Russia
5
of 5
Who dug up and destroyed Voltaire's body thirty-six years after his death?
Religious fundamentalists
French nationalists
Communists
Land developers
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