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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Toledo cathedral, there is a memorial to:
(a) Columbus
(b) El Greco
(c) Queen Isabel
(d) Cisneros

3. The procession takes place through:
(a) the cathedral
(b) around the cathedral
(c) the sierpes
(d) the main shopping area

4. The people of Teruel are described as:
(a) poor peasants
(b) middle class
(c) well-to-do
(d) uban

5. Hosius was a great:
(a) medical man
(b) intellectual
(c) orator
(d) churchman

6. Michener wants to know about:
(a) entertainment
(b) the peasants
(c) the role of the Guardia Civil
(d) the daily routine of an average businessman

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

8. Las Marismas contains:
(a) ski areas
(b) many wildlife areas
(c) World War II monuments
(d) big resorts

9. The Mozarabes:
(a) conquered Toledo
(b) were pagans
(c) developed their own style of Christian Mass
(d) were heretics

10. Who is not one of the noble panopoly of four kings?
(a) Juan Carlos
(b) Fernando
(c) Juana la Loca
(d) Felipe

11. The tombs of Ferdinand and Isabel are located in:
(a) Cordoba
(b) Toledo
(c) Madrid
(d) Grenada

12. When Michener told the hotel clerk in Badajoz that he planned to remain for a month, the clerk:
(a) raised the price of the room
(b) lowered the price of the room
(c) offered free meals
(d) maintained the same price of the room

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

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

15. The club proprietor explains to Michener:
(a) the tradition of Spanish names
(b) why he is not welcome at the club
(c) there are no businessmen in Badajoz
(d) that he should not ask questions

Short Answer Questions

1. The oranges are to be used for:

2. Cordoba represents:

3. The Concha y Sierra:

4. Who runs the hospitals in Spain?

5. In Grenada, Michener visited the:

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