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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michener spends his first evening in Badajoz:
(a) sitting in the plaza watching and talking to the people
(b) unpacking
(c) in the cathedral
(d) in the hotel lobby

2. Where does Michener travel for the Whitsuntide festival?
(a) Cordoba
(b) Sanlucar
(c) Barriana
(d) El Rocio

3. Michener travels to the Gredos mountains to see:
(a) the memorial to Carlos
(b) a gallery of El Grecos
(c) a memorial to Franco
(d) A World War II battle site

4. Codified law was first introduced to the area by:
(a) the Visigoths
(b) Queen Isabel
(c) the Romans
(d) the Goths

5. The festivities take place over a period of:
(a) two weeks
(b) one week
(c) three to five weeks
(d) ten days

Short Answer Questions

1. Each parish church is represented by:

2. In what year did the Christians expel the Moors from Cordoba?

3. What words does Michener find on all of the churches in Spain?

4. The Concha y Sierra:

5. The average man in Badajoz is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the city of Sanlucar known for?

2. What are the three kinds of floats that take part in the processions?

3. What is the purpose of the oranges the freighter is picking up?

4. What was the Spanish Civil War?

5. Who was Maimonides, another of the great men whose birthplace Michener wanted to see?

6. Why does Michener consider the side trip to Merida to be a necessity?

7. Why does Michener recommend travelers visit Sevilla during the weeks preceding Easter?

8. Was the author impressed with his first visit to Spain?

9. What is one of the first things that Michener wants to know about Badajoz?

10. Why does the author compare Spain to Italy?

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