This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 40 | Part 1, Chapter 41 | Part 1, Chapter 42 | Part 1, Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What imaginative tale does Dorothea tell Don Quixote?
(a) That a knight errant will destroy her and take over her kingdom.
(b) That she must marry a giant to regain her lost kingdom.
(c) That an evil mage has enchanted her kingdom and she cannot return.
(d) That she is the Princess Micomicona of the land of Micomicon whose kingdom has been taken over by a giant by the name of Pandafilando of the Malignant.

2. How do they manage to escape the Moorish land and take Zoraida with them?
(a) They manage to rob the cruel Moor who is their master.
(b) Zoraida's father learns of her desire to go to a Christian country and helps them.
(c) She gives them enough money to ransom themselves and buy a boat.
(d) They are freed in a raid by spanish troops.

3. Why does Zoraida attempt to correspond with the Captive Captain?
(a) Her father wants to marry her off to an old Moor gentleman.
(b) She wants to leave and go to a Christian nation.
(c) She thinks he is the most handsome man she ever saw.
(d) She fears being sold into slavery.

4. The niece, the housekeeper, the curate and the barber all agree on what as the cause of Don Quixote's madness?
(a) His poor diet
(b) His extreme old age
(c) The cheap wine he has been drinking
(d) His vast collection of books

5. What unlikely group of men does Don Quixote set free and enjoin them to go tell Dulcinea of their release?
(a) A group of Christians captured by the Moors
(b) A group of criminals being taken to the galleys
(c) A group of soldiers on military training
(d) A group of actors rehearsing for a play