Characters
Plot
Themes
Vocabulary
Fun Facts
100


He is the main character who dreams of being a brave knight-errant.


Who is Don Quixote?

100


Don Quixote mistakes these large objects for evil giants.


What are windmills?

100

Don Quixote tries to bring back this old code of honor, though others see it as silly.

What is chivalry?

100

The term for a wandering knight who goes on quests to prove his bravery.

What is bold?

100

Many people call Don Quixote the first modern example of this kind of book.

What is a novel?

200

This loyal squire follows Don Quixote on his adventures, riding a donkey named Dapple.

Who is Sancho Panza?

200


The name of the region in Spain where Don Quixote lives.


What is La Mancha?

200

Don Quixote’s adventures show us the difference between our dreams and this.

What is reality?

200

This Spanish word, used with a name, is similar to calling someone “Sir” or “Mr.” in English.

What is “Don”?

200

Don Quixote was first published in the early 1600s, which took place during this century.

What is the 17th century?

300


Don Quixote imagines this woman to be a noble princess, though she never asked for the attention.


Who is Dulcinea del Toboso?

300


The number of main parts (“volumes”) that make up the original Don Quixote story.



The number of main parts (“volumes”) that make up the original Don Quixote story.


300

The kindness Don Quixote and Sancho show others highlights the importance of this trait.

What is compassion?

300

A short word that means a person who stays faithful or true to their friend, like Sancho Panza.

What is “loyal”?

300

This adjective, describing Don Quixote’s silly fight with windmills, is used to mean “foolishly idealistic.”

What is “quixotic”?

400

The old, skinny horse Don Quixote rides on his many quests.

Who is Rocinante?

400

Reading too many of these kinds of books inspires Don Quixote to become a knight

What are chivalry/knightly adventure books?

400

The novel teaches us that how we view events depends on this (another word for “point of view”).

What is perspective?

400

The Spanish word for an inn, which Don Quixote sometimes mistakes for a castle.

What is a “posada”?

400

Don Quixote has been shared worldwide; it has been translated into many of these.

What are different languages?

500

The Spanish author who created Don Quixote.

Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

500

Don Quixote believes he’s a true knight, so he turns this barber’s item into a “helmet.”

What is a barber’s basin (he calls it a helmet)?

500

Because Cervantes mixes serious ideas with humor, Don Quixote is considered an early example of this.


Informational text, satire, or poetry?


What is satire?

500

A respectful Spanish word for “lady” or “woman,” which Don Quixote might use to address a woman.

What is “señora”?

500

Many experts believe Don Quixote is the second most translated work in the world, after this famous holy text.

What is the Bible?

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