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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. After wandering around the country side of Teruel, who does the American meet as he returns?
(a) the Guardia Civil
(b) the crew from the freighter
(c) a woman from Castellon
(d) the bargeman

2. The people of Teruel are described as:
(a) well-to-do
(b) middle class
(c) poor peasants
(d) uban

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

4. Which is not one of the four men whose birthplaces Michener wanted to see:
(a) Maimonides
(b) Seneca
(c) Hosius
(d) Plato

5. Damascene is:
(a) a dish of rice and chicken
(b) a famous Spanish painter
(c) an item made from steel overlaid with gold
(d) a form of china

Short Answer Questions

1. In Grenada, Michener visited the:

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

3. Why didn't Michener enjoy the flamenco dance in Cordoba?

4. After the bull fight, the American went to:

5. The bright orange on the tree trunks indicates that the trunks were:

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the American end up attending a bullfight in Valencia?

2. What does the American find when he travels to Teruel by train?

3. Why did Michener want to see Cordoba and Grenada?

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

5. Who were the Goths and the Visigoths?

6. What was the attraction of Medinat az-Zahra?

7. What is Michener's reason for going to the Las Marsimas area?

8. Why does Michener recommend Sevilla as the city to visit if the traveler can only visit one city in Spain?

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

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

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