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Candide Quiz 1

  • 1. As a philosopher, Voltaire embodies most the values of
    •     Neoclassicism
    •     Puritanism
    •     the Enlightenment
    •     the Renaissance

  • 2. The etymological root of the word "candid" implies which of the following other meaning(s)?
    •     spotless
    •     uncorrupted
    •     white
    •     all of the above

  • 3. The persecution of a Protestant family in the Calas affair led Voltaire to
    •     give a passionate speech in their defense before the National Assembly
    •     write Traité sur la tolérance
    •     leave France in solidarity with the Calas family
    •     convert himself to Protestantism in admiration

  • 4. Voltaire's Lettres Philosophiques contended that
    •     divine intervention did not influence the outcome of historical events
    •     royal censorship was a threat to free philosophical reflection in France
    •     only a written Constitution would ensure the liberty of men
    •     there were fewer barriers to occupation in England than in France

  • 5. Candide was originally presented in January 1759
    •     in the form of an opera at the Garnier concert hall in Paris
    •     with a dedicatory epistle to Frederic the Great
    •     under a fake preface and attributed to an anonymous author
    •     by the acting troupe of the Comédie française

  • 6. Voltaire received his primary education
    •     at a private school in Switzerland before emigrating to Germany
    •     in a Catholic monastery before attending the Académie française
    •     at a working-class vocational school on the outskirts of Paris
    •     at a Jesuit college, then enrolled in law school

  • 7. Which of Voltaire's following books was banned and forced him to leave France?
    •     Oedipe
    •     Traité sur la tolérance
    •     Lettres Philosophiques
    •     Histoire de Charles XII

  • 8. The Enlightenment can best be described as a philosophical movement that
    •     sensitized the common man to the oppressive conditions of existence
    •     sought to elevate human consciousness above daily preoccupations
    •     rejected organized religion as delusional and antiquated
    •     put faith above all in science, progress, and rationality

  • 9. What is the alternate title of Candide chosen by Voltaire?
    •     or, Destiny
    •     or, Free Will
    •     or, Optimism
    •     or, Misery

  • 10. Pangloss traces his bout of syphilis back to
    •     the King of the Bulgars
    •     Christopher Columbus
    •     Paquette
    •     African pestilence

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