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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is crying at the beginning of the First Cantar?

2. The ruler of what city attempts to attack the Cid in Section 75?

3. What does the Cid do in Section 25?

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

5. Who does the Cid want to tell his friends in Castile that God has favored the Cid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the victory in Section 39 reveal about the Cid?

2. Explain the circumstances of the Cid's victory over the Valencians.

3. What relationship does the Cid have with his family? How do you know?

4. What role do the abbots of San Pedro play in the Cid's departure from Vivar?

5. What is the Cid's proposition to Rachel and Vidas? Is this a fair deal? Why or why not?

6. Explain the circumstances of the count's return home.

7. Describe the Cid's dream in Section 19. What does it mean?

8. What does the Cid decide to do with the captives at Alcocer? What role do they then play for the Cid and his men?

9. How do the citizens of Alcocer react when the Cid decides to leave? How do the citizens of Terrer and Calatayud react to his departure?

10. Who is offended by the Cid's actions in Sections 55 and 56? What does he do as a result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the message of "The Poem of the Cid"?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the Cid handles his finances. What does this say about what's important to him?

Essay Topic 3

Does "The Poem of the Cid" have a happy ending? Why or why not? If so, what makes it a happy ending? If not, how would it need to be changed to be a happy ending?

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