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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. Who begins a war with the Cid and his men in Section 113?
(a) Vikings.
(b) Celts.
(c) Frenchmen.
(d) Moroccans.

2. Where does Fernando hide in Section 112?
(a) Behind the curtain.
(b) In a chimney.
(c) Under the couch.
(d) Behind a wine press.

3. How does Count García Ordóñez feel about the Cid's success?
(a) He feels patriotic.
(b) He expresses no feelings one way or the other.
(c) He is proud.
(d) He is unhappy.

4. The Moorish king of ______ decides to attack the Cid and his armies in Sections 88 and 89.
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Arabia.

5. How does King Alphonso react to the news of what happened to the Cid's daughters?
(a) He is proud of his sons' strength.
(b) He is grieved.
(c) He doesn't get news of the events.
(d) He doesn't believe it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues the Cid's daughters?

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

3. Who does the Cid blame for the actions of King Alphonso's sons?

4. How many men does the Cid gather to go to the hearing?

5. How do the Infantes of Carrión feel about going to war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Cid greet his wife and children in Section 86? How does he introduce them to their new home?

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

3. What is ultimately decided about the marriage of the Cid's daughters? How is Minaya involved in the decision?

4. What does the Cid want back from the sons at the hearing? What is the reaction to this?

5. What does Fernando say about the Cid? What does Fernando say about himself and his brother at the hearing?

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

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

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

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

10. Explain what happens in Section 112 when a lion gets loose in the home of the Cid in Valencia.

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