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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Don Quixote think Dulcinea is still enchanted?
(a) Because Sancho never receives his 3,300 spanks on the bottom.
(b) Because he still has a mission to accomplish.
(c) Because Sancho has not helped him find her.
(d) Because he has done something wrong.

2. After the feast at Camacho's house, where does Don Quixote want to go?
(a) Back to La Mancha
(b) The cave of Montesinos
(c) The enchanted castle
(d) The cathedral at Madrid

3. Why does Don Quixote go to Barcelona instead of Saragossa?
(a) He resolves to go to Barcelona just to discredit the Benengeli history.
(b) The Saragossa tournament has been canceled.
(c) Don Jeronimo and Don Juan are going to Barcelona.
(d) Barcelona is closer.

4. When everyone else leaves the table, where does Sancho go?
(a) To the stable to check on Dapple
(b) To hold a conversation with the Duchess
(c) To the moat to take a swim
(d) With the servants to play games

5. What comes back to Sancho from his behavior toward Don Quixote?
(a) Now people think he is mad.
(b) Now people are asking him for money.
(c) Now he has to make all the decisions.
(d) Now he has to hear all court cases.

6. What are the omens Don Quixote perceives as meanings he will never meet Dulcinea?
(a) Dark clouds and spotted goats
(b) A falling star and a blood red moon
(c) The words of a boy and a hare under Dapple
(d) A box full of crickets and a black cat

7. What arrangements had the Duke made regarding the duel?
(a) To stop the duel and declare Don Quixote the winner
(b) To keep injury to a minimum
(c) To invite the country people to watch
(d) To convince Don Quixote that it was all an illusion

8. Who challenges Don Quixote and defeats him?
(a) The Knight of the White Moon
(b) The giant of Algiers
(c) The captain of the guard
(d) The Knight of the Mirrors

9. What is a result of Sancho Panza's replying to the ecclesiastic in proverbs?
(a) The Duke considers that Sancho might make a good governor.
(b) The Duchess is thrilled that the eccliastic show Sancho up.
(c) The eccliastic takes notes for a sermon.
(d) Quixote rebukes Sancho again for his provencial speech.

10. What madness does the puppet show bring on in the mind of Don Quixote?
(a) He jumps on his horse and goes looking for Moors.
(b) He believes the puppets are enchanted and need a magician.
(c) He thinks the Moors chasing the Catholic lovers are real and he attacks them.
(d) He believes the puppets are warning him against a danger.

11. Finally, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are invited to a real castle. Who invites them?
(a) Dona Rodrigquez de Grijalba
(b) Camila de Camacho
(c) A real Duke and Duchess
(d) A prince of the realm

12. What does Don Quixote want Sancho to do before he leaves to become a governor?
(a) Learn how to dress properly
(b) Send a letter to La Mancha so Teresa will know where he is.
(c) Learn to speak without using proverbs
(d) Learn to write and read a little

13. What advice does Don Quixote give the young page on the way to the inn?
(a) That the military is a good life with chance for advancement.
(b) That he should go back to his master he ran away from.
(c) That he should look for a knight to serve.
(d) That he should go to Italy.

14. At the inn, what does Sancho happily observe?
(a) The page will buy his meal.
(b) The priest and the barber are waiting there for them.
(c) This time there is a room for them in the inn.
(d) Don Quixote does not mistake this inn for a castle.

15. What invitation is given Don Quixote and Sancho when they meet two students and two peasants?
(a) A duel between Camacho and Basilio, a former lover of Quiteria
(b) The local fair and festival
(c) The sports games of the county
(d) The wedding of Quiteria the Fair to Camacho the Rich

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roque Guinart handle a mutineer among his men?

2. How does Sancho show his lack of pretension?

3. What social gaff does Sancho make in the castle?

4. What is the discussion about between Don Diego and Don Quixote?

5. How does Sancho's common sense come though during the telling of the Countess' story?

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