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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cordoba.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book opens with a freighter traveling to Spain from:
(a) Scotland
(b) United States
(c) France
(d) England

2. The time of Michener's visit is:
(a) the late 1950s
(b) the late 1940s
(c) the early 1960s
(d) the mid 1940s

3. Cordoba is located on the:
(a) Rio Guadalquivir
(b) Rio Grande
(c) Rio Tajo
(d) Rio Lisboa

4. Badajoz is located in a region called:
(a) Costa del Sol
(b) Extremadurar
(c) Basque
(d) Portugal

5. What Spanish phrase does Michener consider to be essential:
(a) don
(b) Viva yo
(c) dona
(d) adios

Short Answer Questions

1. Cordoba represents:

2. Averroes was a:

3. Cordoba was a center of:

4. Which city does Michener feel reveals the essence of Spanish history?

5. The Alhambra is:

(see the answer key)

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