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Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
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The First Part, The Author’s Dedication of the First Part–Chapter IV
The First Part, Chapters V–X
The First Part, Chapters XI–XV
The First Part, Chapters XVI–XX
The First Part, Chapters XXI-XXVI
The First Part, Chapters XXVII–XXXI
The First Part, Chapters XXXII–XXXVII
The First Part, Chapters XXXVIII–XLV
The First Part, Chapters XLVI–LII
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The Second Part, Chapters VIII–XV
The Second Part, Chapters XVI–XXI
The Second Part, Chapters XXII–XXVIII
The Second Part, Chapters XXIX–XXXV
The Second Part, Chapters XXXVI–XLI
The Second Part, Chapters XLII–XLVI
The Second Part, Chapters XLVII–LIII
The Second Part, Chapters LIV–LX
The Second Part, Chapters LXI–LXVI
The Second Part, Chapters LXVII–LXXIV
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Don Quixote de la Mancha
Sancho Panza
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The Second Part, Chapters LIV–LX
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The Second Part, Chapters 22-28
The Second Part, Chapters 36-41
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What initially causes Don Quixote's obsession with chivalry?
Friends who are knights
Sancho's stories
The books he reads
Falling in love
2
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Which character bears the brunt of the punishments that Don Quixote incurs?
Sancho Panza
Rocinante
Dulcinea del Toboso
Don Quixote
3
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What does the narrator rail against at the beginning of part two of Don Quixote?
Silly romance novels
A fake Quixote sequel
A fake Quixote prequel
Buddy comedies
4
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What is Don Quixote's primary goal in part two of the novel?
Becoming king
Conquering the giants
Freeing Sancho
Undoing Dulcinea's enchantment
5
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What becomes extinct with the death of Don Quixote?
Misguided heroes
Spanish Iguanas
Philosopher-kings
Knights-errant
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