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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Michener describes Spain as a:
(a) theocracy
(b) strict dictatorship
(c) democracy
(d) constitutional monarchy
2. The colors of the cape are:
(a) red and blue
(b) the colors of the matador
(c) the colors of the bull ring
(d) magenta and yellow
3. What is the major feast in Santiago de Compostella?
(a) the Day of St. James
(b) the Feast of Guadaloupe
(c) the Feast of the Templars
(d) the Day of the Virgin
4. When Michener meets Don Luis in Madrid, they discuss:
(a) art
(b) soccer
(c) Spain after Franco's death
(d) jai alai
5. The river of Tudela, the Rio Ebro was:
(a) sailed by Magellan
(b) a major thoroughfare
(c) sailed by Columbus
(d) known as the Iberes in ancient times
6. What did Isabel do as she moved from place to place?
(a) established herself as regent
(b) bore illigitimate children
(c) demanded tax money
(d) carried the remains of her husband with her
7. Michener had first visited Teruel:
(a) during World War II
(b) three years earlier
(c) in 1939
(d) 34 years earlier
8. The Rastro is a:
(a) restaurant
(b) hotel
(c) museum
(d) shopping area
9. When Michener first arrives in Pamplona, he sees men:
(a) wearing brightly colored straw hats
(b) sleeping in the streets
(c) wearing tunics with hoods
(d) with garlic strings around their necks
10. Michener admits that regarding bullfighting:
(a) he has only been to one bull fight
(b) he doesn't like the activity
(c) he is a big fan
(d) he prefers soccer
11. Banderrilas are:
(a) young bulls
(b) the pants of the matador
(c) short colorful sticks placed in the bull's shoulders
(d) the matador's crew
12. On the way to Teruel, Michener stopped in:
(a) Varriana
(b) Castielfabib
(c) Valencia
(d) Torremolines
13. The tertulia is a:
(a) dance
(b) social club
(c) theater
(d) restaurant
14. According to tradition, the Apostle James:
(a) preached in this part of Spain
(b) was martyred in Compostella
(c) wrote about Compostella
(d) was born in Santiage de Compostella
15. Modern Spain at the time is concerned with the:
(a) separation of church and state
(b) governemnt of Spain after Franco
(c) Gibraltar question
(d) modernization
Short Answer Questions
1. Who shows Michener around Teruel?
2. The bulls that give the best fight are from:
3. The most popular matador was:
4. A complete bull fight consists of how many bulls?
5. A corrida is:
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