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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michener travels to Alcala de Henares to visit:
(a) winery
(b) the tertulia
(c) the ruins of Cisneros' university
(d) art museum

2. What is the major feast in Santiago de Compostella?
(a) the Day of the Virgin
(b) the Day of St. James
(c) the Feast of Guadaloupe
(d) the Feast of the Templars

3. The most popular matador was:
(a) Antonio Ordonet
(b) Manolete
(c) El Cordobes
(d) Joselito

4. Which of the following was not true of Gibraltar:
(a) Gibraltar is called El Penon
(b) Gibraltar voted to remain under British control
(c) Spain wanted self-government in Gibraltar
(d) the Spanish wanted continued English rule

5. Which Spanish city had the most personal meaning for Michener?
(a) Teruel
(b) Grenada
(c) Barcelona
(d) Sevilla

6. The sport of bullfighting is subject to:
(a) poorly trained matadors
(b) low attendance
(c) poorly bred bulls
(d) corruption

7. The Rastro is a:
(a) shopping area
(b) restaurant
(c) museum
(d) hotel

8. Teruel had been the site of:
(a) a big festival
(b) the end of the Spanish Civil War
(c) a major strike
(d) a major battle in the Spanish Civil War

9. What does Michener say of Portugal?
(a) most men prefer Portugal to Spain
(b) Spain is cleaner than Portugal
(c) Portugal has more history and culture than Spain
(d) most women prefer Portugal to Spain

10. While sitting in the Plaza Mayor, Michener overhears a conversation of a group of Frenchmen. What does he learn?
(a) nothing
(b) there is going to be a strike
(c) there is going to be a student demonstration
(d) they find Americans loud and vulgar

11. The site of the picnic at Roncesvalles is a significant site:
(a) in Franco's war against the Republicans
(b) of a Great Mosque
(c) in the Christians' fight against Islam
(d) in the Greek invasion of Spain

12. The Spanish Civil War began in:
(a) 1939
(b) 1936
(c) 1943
(d) 1941

13. When Michener first arrives in Pamplona, he sees men:
(a) wearing brightly colored straw hats
(b) sleeping in the streets
(c) with garlic strings around their necks
(d) wearing tunics with hoods

14. Sets of robes for the Virgin of Guadeloupe are all but the following?
(a) costly
(b) embellished with precious jewels
(c) from various parts of the world
(d) made of stone

15. According to Michener, the men from Andalucia who migrate to Barcelona stay there because:
(a) better living conditions
(b) they have hope
(c) they find a better life
(d) they find good jobs

Short Answer Questions

1. Entremeses are:

2. What does Michener learn of the publishing business in Spain?

3. How long did the battle for Teruel last?

4. The architecture of Northern Spain is:

5. Paths to the Way of St. James come from:

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