CLASSWORK

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
RODITI DAYANA
02/02/2024
 QUESTIONS
1. When was Cervantes born?
2. What happened to Cervantes in 1575?
3. How long was Cervantes held captive?
4. When was Don Quixote published?
5. Who was the character of Quixote based on?
6. What motivated Don Quixote in the book?
7. What happened to Cervantes in 1570?
8. Write 3 Miguel de Cervantes most famous book.
9. What is Don Quixote de la Mancha about?
10. Write about Cervantes most relevant information you know.
ANSWERS
 #1 #2
Cervantes was born in Spain in
He was taken prisioner
1547 near the city of Madrid.

#3 #4
He was held for 5 years It was published in 1605

#5 #6
On his wife’s uncle
Books on chivarly
 #7 #8
1. Novelas ejemplares (Exemplary
Cervantes had enlisted as a
Novels) (1613)
soldier in the Spanish marines and
2. La Galatea (1585)
left Spain.
3. Numancia (1582)

#9
The story features an older gentleman
who roams the
country as a self proclaimed knight-
errant under the name of Don Quixote de
la Mancha (his home region) after reading
too many stories of chivalry from the
medieval period and subsequently falling
in love with a local girl he would like to
impress.
#10
Cervantes himself makes an appearance as a
character in "Don Quixote."
Cervantes died on April 22, 1616, just one day
before the death of William Shakespeare.
"Don Quixote," published in two parts (1605 and
1615), is considered one of the earliest modern
novels.
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