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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. How do the men prepare for battle in Section 94?
(a) By attending mass.
(b) By having a feast.
(c) By sharpening their weapons.
(d) By spending time individually.

2. Who notes something about the Cid in Section 140?
(a) The King.
(b) Pedro Mudo.
(c) Count Garcia.
(d) The King's sons.

3. What does the Cid think about the possibility of his daughters marrying King Alphonso's sons?
(a) He thinks his daughters are too young.
(b) He thinks his daughters will miss him too much.
(c) He thinks his wife will object.
(d) He thinks King Alphonso's sons are too wild.

4. How does the Cid's wife react to the news of the marriages of her daughters?
(a) She thanks God for good matches for her daughters.
(b) She praises Cid for his good decision.
(c) She celebrates the gaining of sons-in-law.
(d) She mourns the loss of her daughters.

5. How many men are killed in the first day of battle in Section 92?
(a) 50.
(b) 70.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea was the marriages of the Cid's daughters to King Alphonso's sons?

2. According to Section 138, who is issued a challenge?

3. Who reminds Fernando of the incident in which he hid instead of protecting the Cid?

4. Who overhears a conversation between the Infantes of Carrión about going to war?

5. What is the name of the Cid's horse in Section 86?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Cid and King Alphonso meet in Section 103? How does King Alphonso react?

2. How does the Cid feel about the marriages of his daughters? How does he express this?

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

4. What characteristic of an epic poem is evident in Sections 84-102?

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

6. Why does the Cid want to wait to go to the meeting? How does he spend this delayed time?

7. Why doesn't anyone notice the Cid's beard right away at the hearing? How does the Cid defend his beard?

8. What is the Cid's decision regarding the marriage of his daughters? What does this reveal about him?

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

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

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