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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. Cordoba is located on the:
(a) Rio Guadalquivir
(b) Rio Grande
(c) Rio Tajo
(d) Rio Lisboa

2. Who shows the American around Castellon?
(a) the bargeman
(b) the freighter's captain
(c) a hired guide
(d) the freighter crew

3. The tombs of Ferdinand and Isabel are located in:
(a) Madrid
(b) Grenada
(c) Cordoba
(d) Toledo

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Seneca was a great:

2. Who is not one of the noble panopoly of four kings?

3. When Michener told the hotel clerk in Badajoz that he planned to remain for a month, the clerk:

4. The people of Teruel are described as:

5. Averroes was a:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Michener want to go to Badajoz?

2. What does Michener learn about the social activities of the average man?

3. What was the Spanish Civil War?

4. What is the major wildlife preserve in Las Marimas?

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

6. What does Michener learn from the villagers about the young men?

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

8. What is the topography of Las Marismas?

9. Who was Cisneros?

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

(see the answer keys)

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