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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cordoba.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Christians expel the Moors from Cordoba?
(a) 850
(b) 1236
(c) 912
(d) 1011

2. In addition to Badajoz, Michener visits all but which one of the following cities in the Extremadura:
(a) Merida
(b) Trujillo
(c) Barcelona
(d) Medellin

3. Who invaded Cordoba in 711?
(a) the Moors
(b) the Goths
(c) the Romans
(d) the Visigoths

4. Who is not one of the artists who works are in the Toledo cathedral?
(a) Rodrigo
(b) Berroguete
(c) Vigarni
(d) Degas

5. The time of Michener's visit is:
(a) the mid 1940s
(b) the early 1960s
(c) the late 1940s
(d) the late 1950s

Short Answer Questions

1. The Spanish Civil War was fought between:

2. The Great Mosque at Medinat az-Zahra had been converted into a:

3. The average man in Badajoz is:

4. Michener describes the cathedral of Badajoz as:

5. What does Michener learn of the young men of the village in Extremadura?

(see the answer key)

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