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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. Those who do not agree to the symbol of loyalty Minaya suggests risk losing what?

2. What do the Cid's victories show, according to Section 65?

3. The Cid urges some of his soldiers to aid ______.

4. What does Antolínez promise in Section 13?

5. Why does the Cid go to Castile in Section 72?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens in Sections 66-68.

2. What bargain does the Cid try to make with God as he goes to San Pedro?

3. 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?

4. Explain the battle with the Moors that is described in Sections 34-39.

5. Why are the inhabitants of Burgos unable to offer the Cid and his followers a place to stay? What would happen if they did?

6. How does King Alphonso feel about the Cid at the end of Sections 64-83? How do you know?

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

8. When the Cid fights the army of Moors and Christians, what happens? Who is taken prisoner?

9. How does the Cid trick the citizens of Alcocer?

10. What role does Martín Antolínez play in the Cid's departure from Vivar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance of respect and loyalty throughout "The Poem of the Cid."

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between the Cid and the Moorish people.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between the Cid's daughters and the king's sons.

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