View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Michener enjoy the flamenco dance in Cordoba?
(a) the partons were badly behaved
(b) the waiter eas rude
(c) he had a bad seat
(d) it was too touristy

2. The Alhambra is:
(a) a collection of buildings and castles with gardens and fountains
(b) a famous church
(c) a shopping center
(d) a hotel

3. Cordoba represents:
(a) the Costa del Sol
(b) Islamic Spain
(c) a major resort area
(d) the Basque region

4. Averroes was a:
(a) philosopher
(b) slave
(c) statesman
(d) orator

5. In Castellon, what did the women throw from the balconies?
(a) darts with streamers attached
(b) oranges
(c) handerkerchiefs
(d) beads

6. Who is not one of the artists who works are in the Toledo cathedral?
(a) Berroguete
(b) Vigarni
(c) Degas
(d) Rodrigo

7. Michener wants to know about:
(a) the role of the Guardia Civil
(b) the daily routine of an average businessman
(c) the peasants
(d) entertainment

8. What was the American's impressions of his first bullfight?
(a) he found it barbaric
(b) he found it sickening
(c) he didn't like it
(d) he was very impressed

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

10. Where else had the American traveled as he did in Spain?
(a) Japan
(b) Mexico
(c) China
(d) Bali

11. What does Michener recommend travelers do before visiting Spain?
(a) read travel books
(b) learn the language
(c) see a performance of Don Juan Tenorio
(d) plan their itinerary

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

13. What is so impressive about the Toledo cathedral?
(a) its archetecture
(b) that fact that it is a social gathering place
(c) the lack of ventilation
(d) its artwork

14. When Michener told the hotel clerk in Badajoz that he planned to remain for a month, the clerk:
(a) raised the price of the room
(b) maintained the same price of the room
(c) offered free meals
(d) lowered the price of the room

15. Michener travels to Badajoz by:
(a) bus
(b) train
(c) private auto
(d) plane

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving Valencia, who does the American meet?

2. Who is not one of the noble panopoly of four kings?

3. The author describes Spain as:

4. The participants from each parish are referred to as a:

5. What does Michener learn of the young men of the village in Extremadura?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 413 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample