1. What makes Candide's name fitting? Why might Voltaire have chosen such a name?

2. What philosophical views did Pangloss teach Candide?

3. Why is Candide punished by the army? In what way is he allowed to exercise his "liberty"?

4. How does the "charity" orator respond to Candide's request for alms? How does his preaching correspond to his own actions?

5. What state is Pangloss in when Candide meets him again? Can Pangloss's current condition be explained by his own philosophy?