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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 3 | Part 2, Chapter 4 | Part 2, Chapter 5 | Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the innkeeper use as a holy book of heraldry in the knighthood ceremony?
(a) An old book of chivalry
(b) A catalogue
(c) His ledger book
(d) A Bible

2. What is the story within the story that is found at the inn?
(a) The tale of Lancelot and Guinevere
(b) The tale of Robin and Marian
(c) The tale of Anselmo and Lothario
(d) The tale of two cities

3. Why is the canon so amazed at Don Quixote's speech?
(a) Because none of it makes any sense whatsoever.
(b) Because he is right about everything he says.
(c) Because he is so articulate and convincing.
(d) Because he can talk for such a long time without stopping.

4. 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 parallel is drawn between Don Quixote and King Arthur.
(c) Lengthy poetic renditions are added to give the story more authenticity.
(d) A narrator is introduced who discovers an old manuscript about Don Quixote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic do Quixote and the innkeeper share as observed by Dorothea and Cardenio?

2. How does Cervantes poke fun at his own mistakes in writing the first part of The Adventures of Don Quixote?

3. Andres, the boy Don Quixote saves from a beating in his early adventures, shows up and tells Quixote never to help him again. Why?

4. Found lying on the ground and severely wounded, where is Don Quixote taken by a neighbor?

5. What happens when Don Quixote, moved by Eugenio's tale, volunteers to rescue his love and restore her to him?

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