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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sets of robes for the Virgin of Guadeloupe are all but the following?
(a) embellished with precious jewels
(b) made of stone
(c) from various parts of the world
(d) costly

2. The large pedestrian promenade with kiosks is:
(a) Plaza Mayor
(b) Las Ramblas
(c) Plaza Cathedral
(d) El Penon

3. When Michener first arrives in Pamplona, he sees men:
(a) sleeping in the streets
(b) wearing brightly colored straw hats
(c) with garlic strings around their necks
(d) wearing tunics with hoods

4. When Michener meets Don Luis in Madrid, they discuss:
(a) art
(b) Spain after Franco's death
(c) jai alai
(d) soccer

5. Teruel had been the site of:
(a) the end of the Spanish Civil War
(b) a major strike
(c) a big festival
(d) a major battle in the Spanish Civil War

6. While sitting in the Plaza Mayor, Michener overhears a conversation of a group of Frenchmen. What does he learn?
(a) there is going to be a strike
(b) nothing
(c) they find Americans loud and vulgar
(d) there is going to be a student demonstration

7. The patron saint of Spain is:
(a) St. Augustin
(b) St. Teresa
(c) St. Juan
(d) St. James

8. The wealthiest shrine in Christendom is at:
(a) Fatima
(b) Guadeloupe
(c) Grenada
(d) Lourdes

9. The saint worshiped at Avila is:
(a) Isabel
(b) Sebastian
(c) Fancis
(d) Teresa

10. Michener admits that regarding bullfighting:
(a) he has only been to one bull fight
(b) he doesn't like the activity
(c) he is a big fan
(d) he prefers soccer

11. Entremeses are:
(a) a monastery
(b) an area in the mountains
(c) a selection of different foods served in saucers
(d) a hotel in Teruel

12. In terms of publishing, what sells well?
(a) encyclopedias
(b) fiction
(c) non-fiction
(d) political books on Franco

13. Along the route is the shrine to:
(a) the Virgin of Fatima
(b) the Virgin of El Puy
(c) the Virgin of Guadaloupe
(d) the Virgin of Lourdes

14. This pilgrimage across Spain is known as:
(a) the Way
(b) The Path of James
(c) the Way of St. James
(d) The Pilgrimage of James

15. Benjamin of Tudela did all but the following:
(a) compiled a list of all known Jews in the area
(b) traveled widely
(c) researched Jews in different areas
(d) was beheaded by the king

Short Answer Questions

1. The architecture of Northern Spain is:

2. What did Isabel do as she moved from place to place?

3. The site of the picnic at Roncesvalles is a significant site:

4. Michener describes Barcelona as the:

5. The most popular matador was:

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