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Chapters 1-5 Quiz: Adventures of Don Quixote

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Don Alonso, the main character, go "crazy"?

a)

He was isolated from his friends too long.

b)

He got a disease.

c)

He read too much.

2.

Don Alonso only read books about knighthood. Why did this create a problem?

a)

He believed that all of those fantastic tales were true.

b)

He would not share the knighthood books with others.

c)

He became violent.

3.

Why did Don Alonso change his name to Don Quixote de la Mancha?

a)

He moved to Mancha.

b)

He found out that Don Alonso wasn't his real name.

c)

He didn't think Don Alonso sounded good enough for a knight.

4.

What things does Don Quixote see that lead him to believe that he sees a castle?

a)

moat and turrets

b)

knights and dragons

c)

kings and queens

5.

Why did the two women laugh at Don Quixote?

a)

They laughed at his horse.

b)

They laughed because he thought he was in a castle.

c)

They laughed at his looks and his speech.

6.

Why did Don Quixote keep his helmet on during dinner?

a)

He had tied it on and couldn't undo the knots.

b)

He was cold.

c)

He wanted to be ready for a battle.

7.

What did the innkeeper tell Don Quixote that all knights carried with them and was considered a "necessity"?

a)

a map

b)

a weapon

c)

money

8.

Don Quixote heard cries coming from a nearby bush and saw a farmer hitting a boy with a leather belt. Why was the farmer hitting the boy?

a)

The boy was trying to run away.

b)

The farmer was punishing the boy for not doing his job right.

c)

The farmer had lost his mind and was insane.

9.

What did Don Quixote order the farmer to do?

a)

He ordered the farmer to stop beating the boy.

b)

He ordered the farmer to leave.

c)

He ordered the farmer to pay what he owed to the boy.

10.

What did Don Quixote promise Sancho Panza, if he became his squire?

a)

islands and kingdoms to govern

b)

jewels

c)

money

11.

What does Don Quixote think he sees on their journey?

a)

30 or more giants

b)

30 or more islands

c)

30 or more castles

12.

How did Don Quixote explain getting flung to the ground by the windmills?

a)

He said it was a natural disaster.

b)

He said that the windmills were too powerful to defeat.

c)

He said that an old enemy who is a wizard changed the giants into windmills.

13.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter a group of prisoners being led by guards. Why did Don Quixote attack the guards?

a)

The guards were beating the prisoners.

b)

He thought the guards were his enemies.

c)

He heard that the prisoners didn't want to be forced to work on the ships and wanted to set them free.

14.

Once the prisoners are freed, what do they do to Don quixote?

a)

They thank him.

b)

They attack him and throw stones at him.

c)

They reward him with gold.

15.

In a previous chapter, you learned that "meddling" means "interfering in someone else's business." What is Don Quixote doing here that shows he is meddling?

a)

He interferes with the guards and the prisoners, which results in the prisoners' being set free.

b)

He claims to have seen the golden helmet.