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Candide is the story of a young man’s awakenings to the reality of the 18th century. Voltaire, the author and famous philosopher, put forth a theory that Candide believed he lived in the best of all possible worlds. However, this theory is repeatedly put to the test throughout the story. Describe at least five ways this idea is tested in Candide. Candide comes away largely unchanged in his views, but Voltaire would like the reader to be affected in different ways. For each of the examples you have chosen, describe the lesson(s) that you think Voltaire wants you to learn.