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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, pages 115-127.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Don Jaime tell his students they must hold the grip on their foil?
(a) As if they were throttling their enemy.
(b) As if they had a bird in their hand.
(c) As if they holding a baby.
(d) As if they were trying to crush a stone.

2. What does Don Jaime call his search for the perfect thrust?
(a) Mission Impossible.
(b) The Quest.
(c) The Ark.
(d) The Holy Grail.

3. What do Don Jaime and the Marquis always drink after their bout?
(a) Sherry
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whisky.

4. Why did Don Jaime fight the second duel?
(a) The man had publicly criticized Don Jaime.
(b) The man had killed Don Jaime's friend.
(c) The man was his rival in love.
(d) The man had criticized Montespan.

5. Who should a fencing bout be between?
(a) Men old enough to understand.
(b) Men with foolish abandon.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Men of honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was strange about the doll?

2. What country did Don Jaime settle down in in 1850?

3. What does Don Jaime agree to teach Don Adela?

4. How does Don Luis offend Don Jaime in this section?

5. What was the name of the school Don Jaime graduated from as a fencing master?

(see the answer key)

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