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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had steel flashed like in the ugly scuffle?
(a) Lightning.
(b) White teeth.
(c) The sun.
(d) Pale white skin.

2. Where does the narrator say the danger in life lies?
(a) In admitting you know things.
(b) In not knowing things.
(c) In not following your instincts.
(d) In wandering into the unknown.

3. Who, other than Alatriste, examines the church's exterior wall?
(a) Inigo.
(b) De Olivares.
(c) De la Cruz's eldest son.
(d) De la Cruz'z youngest son.

4. What is the name of the tavern the narrator and his friends visit?
(a) Herradores.
(b) Reverte.
(c) Duennas.
(d) Valdemoro.

5. Where do Alatriste, Inigo and don Quevedo go to mass in this section?
(a) Las Conde.
(b) Las Guzman.
(c) Las Benitas.
(d) Las Coroado.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare to an anthill?

2. How does Alatriste respond to the soldiers who greet him?

3. What does Sor Josefa ask God to send the king and queen?

4. What does de Quevedo's silence seem to say when he looks at Alatriste?

5. In what form are bull fights often celebrated?

(see the answer key)

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