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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 20 | Part 1, Chapter 21 | Part 1, Chapter 22 | Part 1, Chapter 23 | Part 1, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the protagonist slip into the fantasy world of Don Quixote de la Mancha?
(a) From reading books and poems involving knights, chivalry,and adventure
(b) From the natural deteriorization of old age dementia
(c) From a blow to his head when he falls off his horse
(d) From listening to children's fairy tales

2. In the goatherd's tale, who is Marcella?
(a) The princess of El Toboso.
(b) The milkmaid who marries a king.
(c) A cruel murderess.
(d) The daughter of a wealthy man who begins acting as a shepherdess.

3. When Don Quixote sets out again on adventures, who does he take with him?
(a) Dulcinea
(b) Sancho Panza
(c) Lothario
(d) The barber

4. What does Don Quixote imagine to be the legendary helmet of Mambrino?
(a) A gravy boat
(b) A brass barber's bowl
(c) A tea kettle
(d) A mop bucket

5. What is Marcela's argument that she is not responsible for the death of Chrysostom?
(a) She does not know how a nobleman can waste away for a shepherdess.
(b) She knows nothing of Chrysostom's fixation on her.
(c) Her beauty does not obligate her to love those who love her for it.
(d) She has warned Chrysostom to leave her alone and find another girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the beating by the carriers, what does Sancho request that Don Quixote cannot supply?

2. What constantly overcomes Sancho Panza's skepticism about Don Quixote?

3. What stops the melee at the inn in the middle of the night?

4. How does Sancho trick Don Quixote into waiting until morning to investigate the clanking sound?

5. What is the challenge to knight errantry presented to Don Quixote by Vivaldo?

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