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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. 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

2. How long did the battle for Teruel last?
(a) three weeks
(b) six months
(c) 69 days
(d) two weeks

3. Michener feels the best bullfights are when:
(a) the bulls are from the same ranch
(b) the bull ring is large
(c) the matadors are young
(d) the bulls are small

4. The colors of the cape are:
(a) the colors of the bull ring
(b) red and blue
(c) the colors of the matador
(d) magenta and yellow

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The tertulia is a:

2. According to tradition, the Apostle James:

3. From whom does Michener learn the history of Castielfabib?

4. What did Isabel do as she moved from place to place?

5. The onset of the running of the bulls is signaled by:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the things the Spanish town of Estrella is known for?

2. What is a tapas bar?

3. What is Pamplona famous for?

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

5. Who were the Lovers of Teruel?

6. What caused the decline of the University of Salamanca?

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

8. How do the Spanish acquire apartments in the seacoast areas?

9. Where does the world Iberia come from?

10. What is the Way of St. James?

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