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Chapter 9: Popular Prose on Page and Stage Quick Check
By Sarah Jammal
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Question 1
1.
What happened to Miguel de Cervantes when he was headed back to Spain after serving as a soldier?
He became a servant to a famous king
He met a famous painter and began to study under him
He became rich by writing popular songs
He was kidnapped by pirates and held for ransom
Question 2
2.
What job did Cervantes get after finally coming home?
a job working for a nobleman as an artist
a job working for the government as a tax collector
a job working for a school as a teacher
a job working for a farmer as an apple picker
Question 3
3.
Why was Cervantes in jail when he wrote The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha?
He had lost money belonging to the government
The Church put him in jail for not believing in the Bible
He was working as a guard in the jail
A judge sentenced Cervantes to jail after he tried to steal food
Question 4
4.
What kind of book is The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha?
a scary book
a math book
a history book
a funny book
Question 5
5.
What is true about William Shakespeare?
He didn’t have any brothers or sisters
No one knows for sure what he did after he finished schooling
He never married and had no children
No one knows what job his father had
Question 6
6.
What is true about Shakespeare’s plays?
Many of the lines in Shakespeare’s plays are famous
None of Shakespeare’s plays have a happy ending
Nearly all of Shakespeare’s plays have been forgotten
None of Shakespeare’s plays have sad endings