This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 47 | Part 2, Chapter 48 | Part 2, Chapter 49 | Part 2, Chapter 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Don Quixote and Sancho Panza look for water in the night, what spooks them?
(a) A metallic clanking and the sound of running water
(b) A drum beating in the distance
(c) A ghostly moan over the sound of water
(d) The sound of many horses

2. How do the niece and housekeeper rationalize the disappearance of Don Quixote's books?
(a) They make Don Quixote believe he gave them away.
(b) They blame the curate.
(c) They blame the rats.
(d) They blame an enchanter.

3. What does the canon think about drama of his day?
(a) Plays are educational to those who cannot read books.
(b) The plays staged at his time are worthy of high praise.
(c) Plays are a reflection of real life and teach valuable morals.
(d) The plays that are staged nowadays are mirrors of absurdity, patterns of folly, and images of lewdness.

4. Who tries early in this second part to get Don Quixote to go home?
(a) The niece, the housekeeper, and Teresa Panza.
(b) The villagers of La Mancha.
(c) The curate, the barber and the bachelor, Sampson.
(d) The Knight of the Wood and the penitents.

5. What argument does the niece use to try and get her uncle to stay home?
(a) She argues that poor men cannot become knights.
(b) She suggests that his health will not hold out.
(c) She says that he can go only if he takes her with him.
(d) She suggests that he needs to wait for new armor.