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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 name of the square that Michener feels is the finest in Spain and one of the best in the world?

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

3. In a concurso:

4. Regarding bullfighting, Michener's major interest has always been with:

5. A corrida is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michener say he tries to focus on in Iberia?

2. How do the Spanish acquire apartments in the seacoast areas?

3. What are Michener's views on Portugal?

4. What kind of corruption takes place in bullfighting?

5. What was the Spanish Inquisition?

6. Why was Michener happy to make the pilgrimage to Compostella when he has made it before?

7. What is the cuadrilla?

8. In Madrid, Michener meets Don Luis, whom he first met at Las Marimas. What do the two men talk about?

9. Who were the Lovers of Teruel?

10. How had the small town of Teruel become significant in the Spanish Civil War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Catholic Church has always played a strong role in Spain. Discuss this role. Do the people accept the role of the church? Why or why not? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Michener describes himself as a tourist in Spain and says that the experiences he had in Spain are available to any intelligent traveler. Do you agree with him? What is required to have the experience that Michener had? Do you think the fact that he is a famous writer helps?

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