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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Las Marismas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michener learn of the young men of the village in Extremadura?
(a) they work as merchants in the town
(b) they leave for Germany or Barcelona and send home money
(c) they work for their fathers
(d) they work hard on their peasant plots

2. What is the focal point of socialization for businessmen in Spain?
(a) the church
(b) the central plaza
(c) a restaurant
(d) the club

3. The average man in Badajoz is:
(a) a farmer
(b) an entertainer
(c) in various businesses
(d) a merchant

4. At the end of the fiesta, the American saw his first:
(a) Catholic Mass
(b) zarzuela or light opera
(c) dance
(d) concert

5. Michener spends his first evening in Badajoz:
(a) sitting in the plaza watching and talking to the people
(b) in the hotel lobby
(c) in the cathedral
(d) unpacking

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not one of the artists who works are in the Toledo cathedral?

2. The book opens with a freighter traveling to Spain from:

3. In Valencia, who approaches the American about attending a bullfight?

4. Cordoba represents:

5. Who invaded Cordoba in 711?

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