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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Badajoz is located in a region called:
(a) Portugal
(b) Basque
(c) Extremadurar
(d) Costa del Sol
2. Michener wants to know about:
(a) the peasants
(b) entertainment
(c) the daily routine of an average businessman
(d) the role of the Guardia Civil
3. The man on board in the Introduction is described as being:
(a) American
(b) ERnglish
(c) Spanish
(d) Scottish
4. What problem did Michener find at the second restaurant?
(a) he didn't ask for the tourist menu
(b) he couldn't speak the language
(c) the food was bad
(d) it was too expensive
5. Las Marismas contains:
(a) big resorts
(b) World War II monuments
(c) many wildlife areas
(d) ski areas
6. The Alhambra is:
(a) a famous church
(b) a shopping center
(c) a hotel
(d) a collection of buildings and castles with gardens and fountains
7. Michener travels to the Gredos mountains to see:
(a) the memorial to Carlos
(b) A World War II battle site
(c) a memorial to Franco
(d) a gallery of El Grecos
8. Which is not one of the four men whose birthplaces Michener wanted to see:
(a) Maimonides
(b) Seneca
(c) Plato
(d) Hosius
9. To appreciate Toledo, one must:
(a) hire a taxi
(b) know its history
(c) see it from afar
(d) engage a tour guide
10. Michener felt his hotel room was:
(a) luxurious
(b) hot, cramped and noisy
(c) too expensive
(d) cheap
11. In addition to Badajoz, Michener visits all but which one of the following cities in the Extremadura:
(a) Merida
(b) Medellin
(c) Barcelona
(d) Trujillo
12. Each parish church is represented by:
(a) its own colors
(b) a sign with the name
(c) a pennant
(d) the pastor
13. Michener recommends that travelers visit Sevilla:
(a) during the period before Easter
(b) during summer
(c) at any time
(d) for the Christmas holidays
14. In Valencia, who approaches the American about attending a bullfight?
(a) the mayor
(b) picador
(c) the President
(d) the hotel clerk
15. What is the principle city in the Las Marismas area?
(a) Cordoba
(b) Madrid
(c) Grenada
(d) Sanlucar
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Michener learn of the young men of the village in Extremadura?
2. Which city does Michener feel reveals the essence of Spanish history?
3. Who sailed from Sanlucar?
4. Cordoba was a center of:
5. The festivities preceding Easter are called the:
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