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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. Sets of robes for the Virgin of Guadeloupe are all but the following?
(a) embellished with precious jewels
(b) made of stone
(c) from various parts of the world
(d) costly

2. Regarding bullfighting, Michener's major interest has always been with:
(a) the bull
(b) the press coverage
(c) the socializaiton
(d) the matador

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

4. Who shows Michener around Teruel?
(a) a priest
(b) a hotel guide
(c) the director of publicity
(d) the mayor

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the battle for Teruel last?

2. The wealthiest shrine in Christendom is at:

3. Michener claims to have seen how many bullfights?

4. What form of entertainment did the Micheners enjoy so much in Barcelona?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Michener think of his experience in Castielfabib?

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

3. What is a tapas bar?

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

5. In Madrid, Michener meets Don Luis, whom he first met at Las Marimas. What do the two men talk about?

6. What does Michener say he tries to focus on in Iberia?

7. What is the sardona?

8. Why was Teruel of personal interest to Michener?

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

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

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