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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 48 | Part 1, Chapter 49 | Part 1, Chapter 50 | Part 1, Chapter 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In yet another coincidence, what happens when a learned judge arrives at the inn with his beautiful daughter?
(a) The Captive Captain recognizes the judge as his brother.
(b) The judge has come to take Don Quixote back to La Mancha.
(c) The girl turns out to be Zoraida's long lost sister.
(d) The judge is looking for some escaped criminals.

2. After the beating by the carriers, what does Sancho request that Don Quixote cannot supply?
(a) Fierabras balm that Quixote had said would cure anything.
(b) A suit of armor to protect him against future beatings
(c) Wine to numb his pain
(d) Money so that he can return home

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

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

5. Why does Sancho Panza continue to insist that Don Quixote is not enchanted?
(a) Because Quixote needs to relieve himself.
(b) Because Don Quixote complains of hunger.
(c) Because he heard the demons talking about stopping to eat.
(d) Because Quixote understands that he is in a cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story within the story that is found at the inn?

2. How do the niece and housekeeper rationalize the disappearance of Don Quixote's books?

3. Which two of Quixote's chivalric heroes inspire him to do a penance in the mountain?

4. In reality, what are the thirty or forty hulking giants Don Quixote attacks only to get seriously injured again?

5. In the night, Don Quixote attacks what Sancho fears to be twenty or more ghosts. Why is he victorious?

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