Why was candide given the name candide? 2. what was dr. pangloss's philosophy? 3. why was candide thrown out of the castle thunder-ten-tronckh? 4. how is candide treated by the orator and then an anabaptist? 5. according to the story, what two things was columbus responsible for? 6. according to the story, what does society do to human nature? 7. what did the people of el dorado think of gold? 8. what language did the people of el dorado speak and who founded the place? 9. where is el dorado? 10. was there a religion in el dorado? explain. 11. why does candide say "it is obvious that everyone should travel"? 12. why does candide want to return to europe and what does he want to bring with him? 13. what did candide learn about wealth? 14. what was the price of sugar that europeans eat? 15. what did the judge in surinam do to candide? 16. what happened to candide and his friends when they returned to europe? 17. what was the dervish's advice about good and evil? 18. what is candide's final conclusion about life in general?

Answer 1) He was named Candide because his judgment was sound and his mind was as simple as could be.

Explanation : The name candide was given to this character in the book as he Voltaire wanted to give an image of this guy’s simplicity in giving sound judgement with a simple mind.

Answer 2) Pangloss’s belief was that human beings live in “the best of all possible worlds.”

Explanation : Dr. Pangloss's philosophy was to explain that all the human beings desires and wants to live in best of all possible worlds. They make their ways in that way so that they can live their lives in the same way.

Answer 3) The baron's beautiful daughter, Cunégonde, witnesses the affair between Dr. Pangloss and Paquette, and decides to try something similar with Candide. When the baron catches them, Candide is kicked out of the castle.

Explanation : Candide was thrown out of the castle Thunder-ten-tronckh because he fell in love with Cunégonde.

Answer 4) Candide saw the orator preaching on charity, who then asked Candide about his religious allegiance. Candide said he wasn’t sure, so the wife of the man dumped poop on Candide's head. Candide then found an Anabaptist, who took him in, and cleaned him.

Explanation : Candide was treated very badly by the orator and then an Anabaptist helped Candide to get cleaned.  

Answer 5) Columbus was responsible for chocolate and cochineal

Explanation : Columbus was responsible for bringing chocolate and cochineal with him.

Answer 6) According to the story, society corrupts human nature. For example, the Anabaptist believes men created weapons “in order to destroy themselves.”

What did the people of El Dorado think of gold?

Answer 7)  No one cared about gold or jewels, because everyone's needs are met by the government. Gold was equivalent to dirt for them because it was so abundant for them.

what language did the people of el dorado speak and who founded the place?

Answer 8) The people of El Dorado spoke a language of Spanish decent and the Incas founded the land.

where is el dorado?  

Answer 9 ) El dorado is supposed to be a Spanish colonial province of Colombia which is submerged in Lake Guatavita.

was there a religion in el dorado?

Answer 10) No. The natives of El Dorado was free from any religious attachment.

why does candide say "it is obvious that everyone should travel"?

Answer 11) Candide says, “It is obvious that everyone should travel,” because you cannot assume one place is better if you have not seen other places to compare it to. For example, Candide says if Pangloss had seen El Dorado the he would no longer believe that the castle of Thunder-ten- tronckh “was the fines upon earth.”

why does candide want to return to europe and what does he want to bring with him?

Answer 12) Candide wants to return to Europe because he can no longer live in Eldorado as long as Cunégonde is not there. He decides to take as many Eldorado “pebbles” with him as he can.

what did candide learn about wealth?  

Answer 13) He learns that he is more unhappy as a wealthy man, and that even with money, life in Europe was wretched.

what was the price of sugar that europeans eat?

Answer 14) The mutilated negro says that the price eating sugar in europe is the same a his sorry condition a hand and a leg which is extreme slavery

What did the judge in Surinam do to Candide?

Answer 15) The Judge in Surinam fined Candide ten thousand piasters for raising his voice, then after he listened to his case.

What happened to Candide and his friends when they returned to Europe?  

Answer 16) In Paris, Candide becomes ill and is attended by a variety of people, all of whom he had known. He and his friends were overrun by problems.He then compares humans to rats on a ship, and he believes God wouldn’t concern himself with human affairs.

What was the dervish's advice about good and evil?  

Answer 17) The dervish's advice about good and evil implies that there isn't a real reason for it. It means nothing which he explained by givig an example of his highness when he sends a ship to Egypt, he does not worried about the comfort or discomfort of the rats in the ship

Answer 18) what is candide's final conclusion about life in general?

Candide concludes that using reason and hard work to improve the world and our lives is more useful and fulfilling than dreaming or arguing about what makes up the “best of all possible worlds,” and pursuing the endless questions of theology and philosophy.

answer: it puts the reader in the place of the elizabethan who has to pay fines for eating meat

(i has to answer this question once too, thats how i knwo the answer)