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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who challenges Don Quixote and defeats him?
(a) The Knight of the White Moon
(b) The captain of the guard
(c) The giant of Algiers
(d) The Knight of the Mirrors

2. What does Sancho finally have the courage to tell Don Quixote?
(a) That he will not suffer any more abuse.
(b) That he is leaving him and returning to his isle.
(c) That he lied about seeing Dulcinea.
(d) That he is a fool who believes he is a knight.

3. When they come to another inn, what does Don Quixote see?
(a) An inn
(b) A cathedral
(c) A fortress
(d) A castle

4. What is the discussion about between Don Diego and Don Quixote?
(a) The revival of knight errantry
(b) The current political situation in Spain
(c) A comparison of the value of poetry versus the sciences
(d) The lives of the greatest knights errant

5. What is the moral of the story of the braying town going to war with its neighbors?
(a) People who know how to bray should keep quiet.
(b) People should not make fun of people who bray.
(c) If you must bray, don't tell anyone.
(d) Not all war is honorable and glorious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the irony of Sancho's coming into political power?

2. At the inn, what does Sancho happily observe?

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

4. Who are the two gentlemen Quixote and Sancho meet in the inn?

5. How does the Countess of Trifaldi attempt to capture the interest of Don Quixote?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the way to the wedding of Quiteria the Fair to Camacho the Rich, why does Quixote scold Sancho?

2. How does Sancho show his ignorance upon entering the castle of the Duchess and the Duke?

3. Describe Don Quixote's emotional state as he returns to his home.

4. Explain why Sancho is conscience stricken after Don Quixote's return from the cave of Montesinos.

5. What is the finish to the story of the Countess Trifaldi?

6. Explain how Master Pedro and his trained ape are able to identify Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

7. What elaborate set-up does Don Antonio Moreno arrange to have fun with Don Quixote and Sancho?

8. What causes Don Quixote and Sancho to leave the young shepherdesses they had promised to champion?

9. What happens when Don Quixote is finally defeated by another knight who orders him to return to La Mancha.

10. What happens on the River Ebro?

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