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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. What caused the decline of the University of Salamanca?
(a) lack of students
(b) lack of qualified teachers
(c) it became basically a finishing school for the nobility
(d) it was closed by Isabel

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michener discover had occurred along the Mediterranean sea coast since his last visit three years earlier?

2. What does Michener say of Portugal?

3. The site of the picnic at Roncesvalles is a significant site:

4. John Moore was an English general in the war against:

5. On the way to Teruel, Michener stopped in:

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a Spaniard defend bullfighting when Americans call it barbaric?

2. Who were the Lovers of Teruel?

3. Why was Teruel of personal interest to Michener?

4. What is Michener's attitude toward bullfighting?

5. What is the cuadrilla?

6. What is Pamplona famous for?

7. What is the sardona?

8. Why is Michener's wife excited about visiting Barcelona?

9. What is a tapas bar?

10. What is the Way of St. James?

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