Candide Flashcards
1
Q
Sailor
A
Pure evil
2
Q
James the Anabaptist
A
Pure good
3
Q
Candide
A
Good hearted but naive traveler. Bad things happen when he’s around
4
Q
Cunegonde
A
Candide’s love interest
5
Q
Pangloss
A
Satire of Enlightenment Philosophy; believes that this world is “the best of all possible worlds”
6
Q
Cacambo
A
Candide’s valet as Candide travels in the New World
7
Q
Is Candide is a satire of picaresque novels?
A
No; it’s a parody of picaresque novels
8
Q
What is the setting of most of Chapters 16-20?
A
South America
9
Q
Is Candide arguably the first modern comedy?
A
Yes
10
Q
_______ drowns trying to save _______.
A
James the Anabaptist; the sailor
11
Q
T/F: Candide is a pilgrimage story and like medieval comedy it does not truly conclude.
A
True
