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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Cantar: Sections 19-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel ask as a gift from the Cid?
(a) A Moorish tunic.
(b) A flute.
(c) An Indian sari.
(d) Chocolate.

2. How many tents does the Cid leave up in Section 29?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) A dozen.
(d) Twenty.

3. Where does a group traveling with the Cid leave in Section 2?
(a) The Church of Santa Maria.
(b) Vivar.
(c) Burgos.
(d) Castile.

4. Why is Álvar unhappy?
(a) They are banished from their home village.
(b) They haven't eaten in days.
(c) He misses his wife.
(d) He lost his best sword after a battle.

5. For what does the Cid thank God at the beginning of the First Cantar?
(a) For the plans his enemies have developed against him.
(b) For his health.
(c) For his family.
(d) For his banishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cid's wife pray for in Section 14?

2. How long does the siege by the Moors last?

3. What do the Cid and his men set up at the Castejón de Henares?

4. Where does a group traveling with the Cid go in Section 2?

5. Where do the Cid and his men attack in Section 29?

(see the answer key)

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