Characters
This character is the main hero of the story who imagines himself a knight
Who is Don Quixote?
Don Quixote imagines these large structures are fearsome giants.
What are windmills?
Don Quixote often confuses fantasy with this.
What is reality?
The story takes place in this European country.
What is Spain?
This author wrote Don Quixote.
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
He is Don Quixote’s loyal squire who rides a donkey.
Who is Sancho Panza?
Don Quixote believes this everyday item is a magical helmet.
What is a barber's basin?
The book teaches the importance of dreaming big, but also understanding your ____.
What are limits?
Don Quixote imagines the countryside is full of these dangerous quests.
What are knightly adventures?
Don Quixote was first published in this century.
What is the 17th century?
This is the name Don Quixote gives to the lady he imagines as his noble love.
Who is Dulcinea?
Sancho Panza dreams of receiving this as a reward for helping Don Quixote.
What is an island?
Sancho Panza often represents this quality, compared to Don Quixote’s imagination.
What is common sense?
This region of Spain is where most of Don Quixote’s adventures happen.
What is La Mancha?
What genre is the book Don Quixote?
Fiction/Novel
This character is Don Quixote’s old, tired horse.
Who is Rocinante?
Don Quixote mistakes an inn for this type of grand building.
A palace.
This literary term describes Don Quixote’s over-the-top, exaggerated ideas of chivalry.
What is satire?
In the towns Don Quixote visits, most people treat him with this emotion.
What is amusement/laughter?
Cervantes was writing at the same time as this famous English playwright.
Who is William Shakespeare?
These people in Don Quixote’s village think he’s crazy and try to burn his books.
Who are the priest and the barber?
Don Quixote frees these people from a ship, believing it is his knightly duty.
Who are prisoners?
The novel teaches readers that while dreaming is important, it’s also essential to value this.
What is friendship?
Don Quixote returns to this place after his adventures.
What is his home (or village?)
The phrase “tilting at windmills” comes from the book. What do you think it means?