Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Alcazar?

2. Many Spanish heroes who came to America were from:

3. The Concha y Sierra:

4. In what way did the American travel to Teruel?

5. Michener journeys to Medinat az-Zahra to visit a:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Seneca, one of the four men whose birthplace Michener wanted to see?

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

4. Why did Michener want to go to Badajoz?

5. Why does the author compare Spain to Italy?

6. What is the major wildlife preserve in Las Marimas?

7. What is the purpose of the darts with streamers thrown by the woman of the balconies in Castellon?

8. What is the city of Sanlucar known for?

9. What is significant about the cathedral of Toledo?

10. What was the Spanish Civil War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Spanish Civil War. Who was fighting who and why? Why did the war attract volunteers from around the world? What was the Abraham Lincoln Brigade?

Essay Topic 2

MIchener makes a point of studying a country before he travels. What is the value of this approach? Would you spend the time researching a foreign country before visiting? Why or why not? What do you lose by not doing so?

Essay Topic 3

There is a great deal of his story contained in Michener's Iberia. Is this a good way to learn history? Do you feel that Michener's presentation makes it more interesting? Why or why not?

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