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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Badajoz is located in a region called:
(a) Basque
(b) Costa del Sol
(c) Portugal
(d) Extremadurar
2. Before leaving Valencia, who does the American meet?
(a) a news reporter
(b) a beautiful woman
(c) the President of Spain
(d) the bargeman
3. Michener describes the Toledo cathedral as being:
(a) so beautiful that its variety could never be exhausted
(b) plain
(c) ugly
(d) small
4. In what year did the Christians expel the Moors from Cordoba?
(a) 1236
(b) 850
(c) 912
(d) 1011
5. In Valencia, who approaches the American about attending a bullfight?
(a) the mayor
(b) the hotel clerk
(c) the President
(d) picador
6. Las Marismas is:
(a) a wealthy part of the country
(b) a swamp land
(c) a rich agricultural area
(d) in the high country
7. What problems did Michener have at the first restaurant he visited?
(a) the food was bad
(b) he didn't ask for the tourist menu
(c) he couldn't speak the language
(d) it was too expensive
8. Which city does Michener feel reveals the essence of Spanish history?
(a) Barriana
(b) Madrid
(c) Toledo
(d) Badajox
9. The tombs of Ferdinand and Isabel are located in:
(a) Cordoba
(b) Madrid
(c) Toledo
(d) Grenada
10. Michener travels to the Gredos mountains to see:
(a) a gallery of El Grecos
(b) A World War II battle site
(c) a memorial to Franco
(d) the memorial to Carlos
11. The average man in Badajoz is:
(a) an entertainer
(b) a merchant
(c) a farmer
(d) in various businesses
12. Hosius was a great:
(a) medical man
(b) intellectual
(c) churchman
(d) orator
13. Michener recommends that travelers visit Sevilla:
(a) during the period before Easter
(b) for the Christmas holidays
(c) during summer
(d) at any time
14. What does Michener recommend travelers do before visiting Spain?
(a) see a performance of Don Juan Tenorio
(b) learn the language
(c) read travel books
(d) plan their itinerary
15. In the Toledo cathedral, there is a memorial to:
(a) El Greco
(b) Columbus
(c) Queen Isabel
(d) Cisneros
Short Answer Questions
1. What problem did Michener find at the second restaurant?
2. The Concha y Sierra:
3. What part of Cordoba does Michener describe as enchanting?
4. Codified law was first introduced to the area by:
5. The Spanish Civil War was fought between:
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