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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The onset of the running of the bulls is signaled by:
(a) the explosion of fireworks rockets
(b) sunrise
(c) the drop of a flag
(d) the blast of a whlstle

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

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

4. The bulls run each day for:
(a) one day
(b) seven days
(c) five days
(d) ten days

5. What did Michener discover had occurred along the Mediterranean sea coast since his last visit three years earlier?
(a) the seashore had deteriorated
(b) it was developed with apartment buildings and resorts
(c) the seacoast was being preserved
(d) there had been an oil spill

6. The patron saint of Spain is:
(a) St. Teresa
(b) St. Juan
(c) St. Augustin
(d) St. James

7. What did Isabel do as she moved from place to place?
(a) established herself as regent
(b) carried the remains of her husband with her
(c) bore illigitimate children
(d) demanded tax money

8. Where did Isabel die?
(a) Madrigal
(b) Tordesillas
(c) Salamanca
(d) Madrid

9. While traveling from town to town, Michener is tracing the history of:
(a) Franco
(b) Alphonso
(c) Isabel
(d) Juan Carlos

10. The Catalan separatists want all but the following:
(a) their own newspapers
(b) their own language
(c) their own univeristies
(d) a separate state

11. Benjamin of Tudela did all but the following:
(a) researched Jews in different areas
(b) compiled a list of all known Jews in the area
(c) was beheaded by the king
(d) traveled widely

12. The large pedestrian promenade with kiosks is:
(a) Las Ramblas
(b) El Penon
(c) Plaza Mayor
(d) Plaza Cathedral

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

14. Which group produces the fewest in Medical doctors in Catalonia?
(a) the middle class
(b) Jews
(c) Muslims
(d) the upper class

15. Who were the Suecas?
(a) a singing group
(b) strolling ministrals
(c) Fins, Norwegians, Danes and Germans
(d) a slamenco group

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding bullfighting, Michener's major interest has always been with:

2. Michener feels the best bullfights are when:

3. Banderrilas are:

4. The river of Tudela, the Rio Ebro was:

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

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