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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cordoba was a center of:
(a) a Civil War memorial
(b) a World War II memorial
(c) great universities
(d) Islamic culture

2. The man on board in the Introduction is described as being:
(a) Scottish
(b) ERnglish
(c) Spanish
(d) American

3. How many days of processions are there for the parishes?
(a) twenty-one
(b) fourteen
(c) seven
(d) ten

4. The book opens with a freighter traveling to Spain from:
(a) England
(b) Scotland
(c) France
(d) United States

5. The oranges were shipped in:
(a) steel barrels
(b) loose
(c) sacks
(d) wooden crates

6. The parishes have:
(a) floats with different themes for the different days
(b) don't take part in the processions
(c) have continual Masses during the processions
(d) are closed during the festivities

7. In Valencia, who approaches the American about attending a bullfight?
(a) the hotel clerk
(b) picador
(c) the mayor
(d) the President

8. Who invaded Cordoba in 711?
(a) the Goths
(b) the Romans
(c) the Moors
(d) the Visigoths

9. Michener journeys to Medinat az-Zahra to visit a:
(a) museum
(b) school
(c) palace
(d) villager

10. After wandering around the country side of Teruel, who does the American meet as he returns?
(a) the Guardia Civil
(b) the crew from the freighter
(c) the bargeman
(d) a woman from Castellon

11. Where does Michener travel for the Whitsuntide festival?
(a) El Rocio
(b) Barriana
(c) Cordoba
(d) Sanlucar

12. The author describes Spain as:
(a) a place he would never visit again
(b) the same as other countries
(c) a very special country
(d) horrible

13. Las Marismas is located:
(a) near Madrid
(b) on the Costa del Sol
(c) on the Guadalquivir in the sourth of Spain
(d) in the Basque region

14. The Alhambra is:
(a) a collection of buildings and castles with gardens and fountains
(b) a shopping center
(c) a famous church
(d) a hotel

15. The Spanish Civil War was fought between:
(a) the Romans and the Goths
(b) the Republicans and the focus of Franco
(c) the Romans and the Visigoth
(d) the Goths and Visigoths

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of candy is a Spanish delicacy?

3. Who is not one of the noble panopoly of four kings?

4. The time of Michener's visit is:

5. Who is the artist who painted "The Burial of Court Orgaz" and other famous works?

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