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Candide
by
Voltaire
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1 Summary
Chapter 2 Summary
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Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter 11 Summary
Chapter 12 Summary
Chapter 13 Summary
Chapter 14 Summary
Chapter 15 Summary
Chapter 16 Summary
Chapter 17 Summary
Chapter 18 Summary
Chapter 19 Summary
Chapter 20 Summary
Chapter 21 Summary
Chapter 22 Summary
Chapter 23 Summary
Chapter 24 Summary
Chapter 25 Summary
Chapter 26 Summary
Chapter 27 Summary
Chapter 28 Summary
Chapter 29 Summary
Chapter 30 Summary
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Critical Evaluation
Candide
Candide, Voltaire
Critical Overview
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"Kill An Admiral From Time To Time To Encourage The Others"
"This Best Of All Possible Worlds"
"We Must Cultivate Our Garden"
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Candide Questions and Answers
What are “quarterings” as referred to in Candide?
What are some examples of satire in Candide?
What is the central message Voltaire is conveying in Candide?
What did Candide mean when he said "let us cultivate our garden"?
What scene or incident from Voltaire's Candide illustrates an aspect of Voltaire's understanding of human nature?
What does the old Turk represent in Voltaire's Candide?
How does Voltaire's Candide exemplify the ideas of the Enlightenment?
Wasn't the relationship between Candide and Cunegonde incest?
What is the importance of the role of the old woman, and how are various themes and ideas (wealth, optimism, religion) expressed through her character?
What logical fallacies are used in Candide?
What is the role of sex in the story of Candide?
In Candide, women are portrayed as inferior to men. How might this portrayal reflect social criticism during its time and now?
Why did Candide and Cacambo leave El Dorado?
Does Voltaire think that this is the best of all possible worlds as Dr. Pangloss keeps insisting in Candide?
Were there any rape or forceful sexual scenes in Candide?
What is the significance of Cunegonde's loss of beauty in Candide?
What is the significance of the old woman in Candide?
What is “metaphysico-theologo-cosmolo-boobology” ?
What are six examples of verbal irony in Candide?
Is utopia desirable, or do humans need conflict and challenge in order to find purpose and fulfillment in their lives? Where do you see evidence of this in Candide?
Which are the most important chapters in Candide? Which would allow students to get a fairly good idea about the themes explored in the novel?
What is the significance of the “six kings” in chapter 26?
In Voltaire's Candide, what is the old woman's attitude toward her own suffering and Candide's interpretation of her experiences?
To what extent does Candide's character change throughout the novel?
In Candide by Voltaire, what kind of narrator is Candide, and can he be trusted?
Explain Candide's genealogy.
In Candide, what did Cunegonde observe in the park?
How is evil depicted in Voltaire's Candide? The problem of evil Candide.
How does Voltaire portray El Dorado, how does it differ from eighteenth-century Europe, and what are the religious beliefs of the people?
How does Candide tie into the culture, economics, and politics of pre-revolutionary France?
What does Candide learn through the book?
How does Voltaire address the Enlightenment notions of rationalism, skepticism and romanticism in Candide?
Discuss the idea of utopia as presented in Candide.
What makes El Dorado such a utopia?
What is the genre of Voltaire's Candide?
Why is Candide evicted from the estate of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh?
What is the difference between Pangloss and Martin as philosophers in Candide?
In the concluding paragraphs of Candide, is Voltaire recommending retreating from social commitment?
What historical events of that time contributed in the writing of Candide?
Can someone please explain the significance of the El Dorado sequence and how it contrasts to the rest of the world in Candide?
How does Voltaire use Candide to clarify his beliefs on the futility of war or agression between protestant and catholic believers.
How do the themes/story of the old woman contribute to the overall message in Voltaire's Candide?
What are the characters' views at the end of Candide?
What are the sources of evil and human misfortune in Voltaire's Candide?
Rationalism, Skepticism, and Romanticism were three primary philosophical schools of thought during the Enlightenment. How does Voltaire relate to these notions (if at all) in Candide?
Why does Voltaire write in this style? "Candide" by Voltaire
In chapter 19, what does the slave say about the Dutch religion that upsets Candide?
How does Martin become the companion of Candide?
How does Voltaire show the hypocrisy of the clergy in chapters 10 to12 ? Candide by Voltaire
What major philosopher is the target of Voltaire’s satire when he talks about “the best of all possible worlds”? Who is this?
