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Candide
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Candide
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Martin
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1
of 5
Where is the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh, where Candide lives as a child?
Paris
Lisbon
Westphalia
Holland
2
of 5
What offense is Candide court-martialed for, after being conscripted into the Bulgar army?
Treason
Desertion
Gambling
Burglary
3
of 5
Where is Candide employed after being rescued by Jacques, the kindly Anabaptist?
A hospital
A brothel
A steel mill
A rug factory
4
of 5
What part of his body does Pangloss lose to syphilis?
His ear
His nose
His finger
His penis
5
of 5
Who hires Pangloss as his bookkeeper?
Candide
Jacques
The Baron
The Bulgar king
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