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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Damascene is:
(a) a dish of rice and chicken
(b) an item made from steel overlaid with gold
(c) a form of china
(d) a famous Spanish painter

2. The festivities preceding Easter are called the:
(a) Mardi Gras
(b) Spring Feria
(c) Festival of Light
(d) Easter Parade

3. Before leaving Valencia, who does the American meet?
(a) a news reporter
(b) the President of Spain
(c) the bargeman
(d) a beautiful woman

4. Cordoba represents:
(a) Islamic Spain
(b) a major resort area
(c) the Basque region
(d) the Costa del Sol

5. What is so impressive about the Toledo cathedral?
(a) its artwork
(b) the lack of ventilation
(c) that fact that it is a social gathering place
(d) its archetecture

6. Where does the freighter stop to pick up oranges?
(a) Mallorca
(b) Castellian
(c) Valencia
(d) Burriana

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

8. In what way did the American travel to Teruel?
(a) train
(b) private car
(c) bus
(d) freighter

9. Which of the following does not come from the Las Marismas area?
(a) bulls
(b) rice
(c) grapes
(d) sheep

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

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

12. What words does Michener find on all of the churches in Spain?
(a) Jose Antonio
(b) Corpus Christi
(c) Jesus Christo
(d) Cathedral

13. In his Speculations, the American compares Spain to:
(a) Germany
(b) the United States
(c) Italy
(d) Engalnd

14. Each parish church is represented by:
(a) a sign with the name
(b) a pennant
(c) its own colors
(d) the pastor

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Michener's first impressions of Toledo was that it was:

2. The author describes Spain as:

3. In what year did the Christians expel the Moors from Cordoba?

4. The club proprietor explains to Michener:

5. To appreciate Toledo, one must:

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