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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Cantar, Sections 145-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who issues the challenge?
(a) The Cid.
(b) Pedro Mudo.
(c) The King's son.
(d) The King.

2. What does the Cid ask in return for his gift to King Alphonso in Section 77?
(a) That his family can join him in the land he has conquered.
(b) Nothing; it is a gift.
(c) That he can return to his homeland.
(d) That King Alphonso will send an equal number of soldiers to fight with the Cid.

3. How does the Cid's wife react to the news of the marriages of her daughters?
(a) She praises Cid for his good decision.
(b) She thanks God for good matches for her daughters.
(c) She mourns the loss of her daughters.
(d) She celebrates the gaining of sons-in-law.

4. What does the Cid think about the possibility of his daughters marrying King Alphonso's sons?
(a) He thinks King Alphonso's sons are too wild.
(b) He thinks his daughters will miss him too much.
(c) He thinks his wife will object.
(d) He thinks his daughters are too young.

5. What do Fernando and Diego do when they are with their wives in the forest of the Corpes?
(a) Confess that they do not love them.
(b) Try to kill them by drowning them.
(c) Beat them and leave them for dead.
(d) Build them a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cid want back from his former sons-in-law?

2. How many knights does the Cid send out to greet his wife and daughters in Section 85?

3. Who subdues a lion in Section 112?

4. How does the Cid prevent attention from being drawn to himself during the hearing?

5. What does Cid tell his friend, Álvar, to do in Section 2?

(see the answer key)

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