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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story will be told in Section 64?
(a) The Cid's spiritual conversion.
(b) The great deeds of the Cid.
(c) The Cid's journey to Vivar.
(d) The Cid and the Horse Thief.

2. How many Moors are killed in Section 36?
(a) More than ten thousand.
(b) More than five hundred.
(c) Too many to count.
(d) More than one thousand.

3. What does the Cid plan to do to the inhabitants of Alcocer?
(a) Create a treaty with them.
(b) Avoid them.
(c) Trick them.
(d) Pay tribute to them.

4. What city do the Cid and his soldiers capture in Section 23?
(a) Vivar.
(b) Burgos.
(c) Castejón.
(d) Castile.

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

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

7. Who is struck in Section 39?
(a) The Cid.
(b) King Fáriz.
(c) Minaya.
(d) Galve.

8. What does the Cid decide to do in Section 45?
(a) Leave Alcocer.
(b) Return to Vivar.
(c) Petition the king to have his banishment removed.
(d) Send for his wife and daughters.

9. The Cid urges some of his soldiers to aid ______.
(a) Galve.
(b) The Moors.
(c) Bermúdez.
(d) Minaya.

10. What do the Cid's victories show, according to Section 65?
(a) King Alphonso will regret banishing him.
(b) He deserves to be able to return home.
(c) He is a supreme warrior.
(d) God is on his side.

11. How many days does the Cid agree to wait after visiting Castile?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

12. Why does the Cid want Minaya and his soldiers to return after their journey in Section 43?
(a) To help make a camp.
(b) To prepare for another battle.
(c) To ensure their loyalty.
(d) To rejoice.

13. What do the Cid and his family do before he and his followers leave the country of Castile?
(a) Go for a ride on a river.
(b) Petition the king.
(c) Attend a church service.
(d) Go on a picnic.

14. How much do Rachel and Vidas pay the Cid in exchange for the chests?
(a) 600 marks.
(b) 500 marks.
(c) 400 marks.
(d) 100 marks.

15. What food does the count refuse to eat after he is taken prisoner by the Cid?
(a) Bread and water given to all prisoners.
(b) A feast to celebrate the victory.
(c) None; he is never offered food.
(d) Pork, which he cannot eat due to religious restrictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the battle between the Cid and the Valencians end?

2. For what does the Cid thank God at the beginning of the First Cantar?

3. How many horses does Minaya order the Cid to take to King Alphonso as a gift in Section 77?

4. How is the booty from the battle divided among the Cid's soldiers?

5. The Cid's decision to not cut something in Section 76 is a sign of love to whom?

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