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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the inn, what does Sancho happily observe?
(a) The page will buy his meal.
(b) The priest and the barber are waiting there for them.
(c) Don Quixote does not mistake this inn for a castle.
(d) This time there is a room for them in the inn.

2. In a scheme to poke fun at Don Quixote and Sancho, who makes an appearance?
(a) An actor dressed as the Devil
(b) A cow saddled like a knight's steed
(c) The eccliastic dressed as an avenging angel
(d) A milkmaid dressed as the Lady Dulcinea

3. Who is the unexpected pleasure for Don Quixote in Don Diego's house?
(a) Don Lorenzo, Don Diego's poet son
(b) Don Diego's personal chef
(c) Don Diego's young wife
(d) Don Diego's beautiful daughter

4. Who else does Quixote insist he sees inside the cave?
(a) The priest and the barbers looking for the way out.
(b) The Knight of the Wood looking for revenge.
(c) Dulcinea still enchanted as a peasant girl.
(d) Teresa Panza looking for her husband.

5. What plot does the Duchess hatch against Sancho?
(a) She tries to seduce Sancho.
(b) She send a letter to Sancho saying that Don Quixote is dying.
(c) She plans to send the duenna to Sancho's isle.
(d) She decides to send the same page who played the part of Dulcinea to visit Teresa Panza with Sancho's letter

6. How does the Duke get Sancho to agree to the self flagellation?
(a) Bribing him with a large sum of money
(b) Promising him a new green suit
(c) Getting him drunk with summer wine
(d) Fear that he might lose the governorship the Duke promised him

7. How does the man with the ape know the names of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza?
(a) He has read the first volume.
(b) He asked the ape to find out for him.
(c) Master Pedro turns out to be Gines de Pasamonte from Volume One
(d) He has a confederate who suppplies him with information.

8. Who does Quixote insist he meets down in the Cave of Montesinos?
(a) The knights of the Round Table
(b) St. George's dragon
(c) Sir Arthur and his magic sword
(d) Durandarte, an enchanted knight who had his heart removed for love when he was vanquished.

9. What invitation is given Don Quixote and Sancho when they meet two students and two peasants?
(a) The wedding of Quiteria the Fair to Camacho the Rich
(b) The sports games of the county
(c) The local fair and festival
(d) A duel between Camacho and Basilio, a former lover of Quiteria

10. What strange thing does the bandit, Roque Guinart ,do after his men bring in a group of travelers?
(a) He does not rob them of anything.
(b) He lets everyone go except the President's Lady.
(c) He returns most of their goods and money to them.
(d) He takes all the horses and sends them on walking.

11. What is the literary significance of the pit Sancho and Dapple fall into?
(a) It represents the intrigue of the court.
(b) It represents how his wife will react when she finds out he quit his job.
(c) It represents a kind of fall from grace.
(d) It represents a new beginning for Sancho.

12. On their trip away from the castle, what misfortune happens to Quixote and Sancho?
(a) They stop to eat and their mounts are stolen.
(b) They get lost and end up back at the castle.
(c) They battle a bull Don Quixote thinks is a dragon.
(d) They get entangled in bird nets.

13. How does Cervantes work yet another side plot into his story at the point of boarding the ships?
(a) He tells about a love affair that goes terribly wrong.
(b) He writes about a woman who dresses as a man to find her lover.
(c) He tells the tale of a Christian woman who is captain of a pirate ship.
(d) He te;;s about drunken Turks who abduct a beautiful Christian woman.

14. How does the Countess of Trifaldi attempt to capture the interest of Don Quixote?
(a) With a tale of two lovers
(b) With a tale of a giant
(c) With a tale of an evil count
(d) With a tale of dragons

15. How does Don Quixote impress Don Diego de Miranda?
(a) His splended armor
(b) His elequent and educated speech
(c) His riding style
(d) His kindness to Sancho

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries early in this second part to get Don Quixote to go home?

2. What does Don Quixote say he would like to become?

3. What is the significance of Ricote in the the story?

4. What ruse do Basilio and Quiteria play on the bridegroom, Camacho?

5. How does Quixote continue his tradition of siding with the underdog?

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