RLA: Don Quixote

1. What is the summary of paragraphs 1-4?

• Don Quixote and Sancho Panza visited windmills on the plain. Both

  of them thought that the windmills were giants so they rode to

  attack their enemies.

• Don Quixote and Sancho were on the plain, Don Quixote saw the

  windmills as giants which he wanted to attack, and Sancho

  convinced Don Quixote that they were really the windmills.

• Two friends traveled to observe the windmills on the plain.

  However, they started to quarrel about what they had really

  seen.

What does the word “shivered” mean in the following excerpt, “...with such force that it

shivered the lance to pieces, sweeping with it horse and rider, who

went rolling over on the plain, in a sorry condition.”?

• Swung

• Splintered

• Stuck

How does Sancho addressing Don Quixote as “your worship” impact

the passage? It shows Sancho's...

• friendship

• worry

• subservience

According to the statement “Did I not tell your worship to mind

what you were about, for they were only windmills? and no one could

have made any mistake about it but one who had something of the same

kind in his head.”

What is Sancho’s perception of Don Quixote?

• Sancho hates Don Quixote because he attacks the windmills.

• Sancho feels that Don Quixote is fearless.

• Sancho thinks that Don Quixote has a distorted vision.

What is the central theme of the story?

• Reality may be a matter of interpretation.

• Courage should come with a reason.

• Friendship is the most important.

“Though ye flourish more arms than the giant Briareus, ye have to

reckon with me.”

In Greek mythology, giants have 100 arms and 50 heads. They belong to

gods and help fight with the foe ...

How does the windmill being compared to Briareus help Don’s

characterization?

• Don Quixote is strong and powerful.

• Don Quixote is courageous but not strong enough.

• Don Quixote is brave but misguided.

“It is easy to see,” replied Don Quixote, “that thou art not used to

this business of adventures; those are giants; and if thou art afraid,

away with thee out of this and betake thyself to prayer while I engage

them in fierce and unequal combat.”

Which of the following best summarizes the excerpt?

• A chivalrous fighter defends the weak.

• A weak person runs away out of fear.

• A brave knight ventures into the business.