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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the sons ordered to repay the Cid for the money he gave them that they spent?
(a) In horses and armor.
(b) By serving as his slaves.
(c) By working the Cid's land.
(d) By giving him part of their inheritance from King Alphonso.

2. How does the Cid prevent attention from being drawn to himself during the hearing?
(a) Dresses in long robes.
(b) Wears a disguise.
(c) Covers his beard.
(d) Hides in the back of the meeting area.

3. How many horses does the Cid send to King Alphonso in Section 96?
(a) 30.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 50.

4. Who asks to be exempt from the court hearing in Section 135?
(a) The Cid's wife.
(b) The King's sons.
(c) The Cid.
(d) The Cid's daughters.

5. What does the Cid want back from his former sons-in-law?
(a) The cloaks he gave them.
(b) The horses he gave them.
(c) The swords he gave them.
(d) The land he gave them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Section 138, who is issued a challenge?

2. How do the men prepare for battle in Section 94?

3. How many horses does the Cid give the king as a gift in Section 106?

4. What does the Cid want to happen to the sons?

5. The Moorish king of ______ decides to attack the Cid and his armies in Sections 88 and 89.

Short Essay Questions

1. What two concerns does the Cid express about the marriage of his daughters to the king's sons?

2. How does the Cid feel about the marriages of his daughters? How does he express this?

3. What does the Cid's message to King Alphonso in Section 133 say?

4. What gift does the Cid give the king in Section 107? Why?

5. What characteristic of an epic poem is evident in Sections 84-102?

6. What conditions does King Alphonso puts on the attendance of the judicial meeting set up in Toledo?

7. How do the Cid and Minaya react after the battle in regards to the king's sons? How do the sons react?

8. What is the Cid's decision regarding the marriage of his daughters? What does this reveal about him?

9. After the sons join the Cid in battle, where do they want to go? Why do they say they want to go?

10. Who wants to marry the Cid's daughters in Section 101? What does King Alphonso say about this?

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