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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michener travels to Badajoz by:
(a) bus
(b) plane
(c) private auto
(d) train

2. What does Michener learn of the young men of the village in Extremadura?
(a) they work as merchants in the town
(b) they work hard on their peasant plots
(c) they leave for Germany or Barcelona and send home money
(d) they work for their fathers

3. What does Michener recommend travelers do before visiting Spain?
(a) plan their itinerary
(b) learn the language
(c) see a performance of Don Juan Tenorio
(d) read travel books

4. What is the Alcazar?
(a) the central square
(b) a palace
(c) a huge fortress in Toledo
(d) the main shipping area

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Concha y Sierra:

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

3. What is so impressive about the Toledo cathedral?

4. Many Spanish heroes who came to America were from:

5. What problem did Michener find at the second restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was the author impressed with his first visit to Spain?

2. How does the American end up attending a bullfight in Valencia?

3. What is one of the first things that Michener wants to know about Badajoz?

4. What is the city of Sanlucar known for?

5. What was the attraction of Medinat az-Zahra?

6. What is the purpose of the oranges the freighter is picking up?

7. Who was Cisneros?

8. Who was Seneca, one of the four men whose birthplace Michener wanted to see?

9. What is the purpose of the darts with streamers thrown by the woman of the balconies in Castellon?

10. What does the American find when he travels to Teruel by train?

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