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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) 1236
(b) 912
(c) 1011
(d) 850

2. Seneca was a great:
(a) slave
(b) a business man
(c) intellectual
(d) medical man

3. Which is not one of the four men whose birthplaces Michener wanted to see:
(a) Seneca
(b) Hosius
(c) Maimonides
(d) Plato

4. What was the American's impressions of his first bullfight?
(a) he found it barbaric
(b) he was very impressed
(c) he didn't like it
(d) he found it sickening

5. Why didn't Michener enjoy the flamenco dance in Cordoba?
(a) the partons were badly behaved
(b) it was too touristy
(c) the waiter eas rude
(d) he had a bad seat

Short Answer Questions

1. The average man in Badajoz is:

2. The people of Teruel are described as:

3. What Spanish phrase does Michener consider to be essential:

4. Where does the freighter stop to pick up oranges?

5. Maimonides was a:

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