Don Quixote Book I Study Guide

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