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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does the Cid gather to go to the hearing?
(a) 200.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

2. How does the Cid express his displeasure about the marriages?
(a) He wears black to the wedding as a sign of mourning.
(b) He refuses to give his daughters away.
(c) He does not attend the wedding festivities.
(d) He refuses to give a toast at the wedding feast.

3. Who is appointed as the Cid's daughters' sponsor?
(a) The Cid.
(b) King Alphonso.
(c) The Cid's wife.
(d) Minaya.

4. Who provides the feast in Section 84?
(a) The Cid's wife.
(b) Minaya.
(c) The Cid.
(d) King Alphonso.

5. Who overhears a conversation between the Infantes of Carrión about going to war?
(a) King Búcar.
(b) Muño Gustioz.
(c) Minaya.
(d) The Cid's wife.

6. In what section does the Third Cantar begin?
(a) 112.
(b) 114.
(c) 115.
(d) 113.

7. Who does the Cid indicate to King Alphonso about his son's marriage prospects?
(a) That they could marry more prestigious ladies.
(b) That they seem to have women they admire closer to home.
(c) They do not seem to get along with his daughters.
(d) They do not seem to want to get married.

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

9. What does King Alphonso do when he is finally in front of the Cid in person?
(a) Gives him a full pardon.
(b) Embraces him.
(c) Offers him a place in his court.
(d) Bows respectfully.

10. Who does the Cid blame for the actions of King Alphonso's sons?
(a) Himself.
(b) God.
(c) King Alphonso.
(d) Fernando and Diego.

11. Who issues the challenge?
(a) The Cid.
(b) Pedro Mudo.
(c) The King's son.
(d) The King.

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

13. How many Moors escape the Cid's army in the second battle in Section 95?
(a) None.
(b) 600.
(c) 72.
(d) 104.

14. Who tells the Cid's wife and daughters of the upcoming marriages?
(a) Minaya.
(b) King Alphonso's sons.
(c) King Alphonso.
(d) The Cid.

15. What does the Cid want to happen to the sons?
(a) He wants them to be killed.
(b) He wants them to be called to a judicial meeting.
(c) He wants them to be imprisoned.
(d) He wants them to be banished.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ultimately decided about the marriages?

2. Where does the Cid take his wife and daughters in Section 90?

3. Who is preparing to meet with King Alphonso in Section 104?

4. Who makes fun of the Infantes of Carrión in Section 112?

5. How are the sons ordered to repay the Cid for the money he gave them that they spent?

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