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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 30 | Part 1, Chapter 31 | Part 1, Chapter 32 | Part 1, Chapter 33 | Part 1, Chapter 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic do Quixote and the innkeeper share as observed by Dorothea and Cardenio?
(a) They both love fighting with uneducated people.
(b) They both love the books of chivalry and believe them to be true.
(c) They are both fond of money and use tricks to get it.
(d) They are about the same age, height, and build.

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

3. What is the challenge to knight errantry presented to Don Quixote by Vivaldo?
(a) Vivaldo suggests that the day of knights errant are long past and Don Quizxote should go home.
(b) Vivaldo says that the rules of knight errantry need to be rewritten.
(c) Vivaldo challenges Don Quixote to find and slay a dragon.
(d) Instead of making their last moments in honor of their ladies, knights should instead submit themselves to God.

4. How does Don Quixote receive his knighthood?
(a) From the prostitutes he imagines as great ladies
(b) From the innkeeper he imagines as Lord of a great castle
(c) From Dulcinea del Toboso
(d) From a passing knight errant

5. What literary device is introduced in Chapter nine that helps move the story along and give it credence?
(a) A sage is found to travel with Don Quixote and write down his adventures.
(b) A narrator is introduced who discovers an old manuscript about Don Quixote.
(c) Lengthy poetic renditions are added to give the story more authenticity.
(d) A parallel is drawn between Don Quixote and King Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marcela's argument that she is not responsible for the death of Chrysostom?

2. These early adventures of Don Quixote establish what theme that runs throughout the novel?

3. What shows Sancho Panza's simple mind as he meets up with the barber and the curate at the inn?

4. What does the imagery of the Golden Age represent to Don Quixote?

5. What happens to Sancho Panza when he drinks Don Quixote's balm of wine, oil, salt and rosemary?

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