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Don Quixote Book I Study Guide

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Don Quixote Book I Quiz 1

1. Of what material is Don Quixote's first helmet composed?

  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Pasteboard
  • Aluminum

2. Who does Quixote believe will open the drawbridge to the castle?

  • A dwarf
  • The lady of the castle
  • The lord of the castle
  • A sage enchanter

3. Who does Quixote's niece accuse of carrying away Quixote's library?

  • She claims not to know.
  • Friston
  • The devil
  • Muñaton

4. At the beginning of the novel, what is the name of Sancho Panza's wife?

  • Teresa
  • Ursula
  • Juanita
  • Juana

5. After battling the windmills in Chapter 8, what does Don Quixote use for a lance?

  • An old sword
  • A shepherd's rod
  • A tree branch
  • None of the above.

6. What is the name of Don Quixote's horse?

  • Dapple
  • Rocinante
  • El Toredo
  • El Ceballo

7. In which position of leadership does Sancho hope to serve?

  • Magistrate of a town
  • General in an army
  • Governor of an island
  • Master of a guild

8. Who explicitly claims to "destroy the authority" of the books of chivalry?

  • Cervantes
  • The priest
  • Don Quixote
  • Cid Hamet Ben Engeli

9. Who is described as "honest, poor and shallow-brained"?

  • Juana Panza
  • Don Quixote
  • Sancho Panza
  • The housekeeper

10. Who describes knights-errant as men similar to monks?

  • Marcela
  • Don Vivaldo
  • Chrysostom
  • Sancho Panza

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