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

2. Entremeses are:
(a) a selection of different foods served in saucers
(b) a hotel in Teruel
(c) an area in the mountains
(d) a monastery

3. In a concurso:
(a) the winning matador receives a plaq2ue
(b) spectators are allowed to fight the bull
(c) a team of matadors fights the bull
(d) the bravest bull is awarded a prize by a panel of judges

4. On the way to Teruel, Michener stopped in:
(a) Valencia
(b) Castielfabib
(c) Torremolines
(d) Varriana

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The highlight of the feast of San Fermin is the:

2. Which of the following is not one of Michener's reasons for going to the Pamploma region?

3. Which Spanish city had the most personal meaning for Michener?

4. According to tradition, the Apostle James:

5. The bulls run a distance of:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michener say that Arevalo is renowned for?

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

3. What is the Way of St. James?

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

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

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

7. Why was Michener happy to make the pilgrimage to Compostella when he has made it before?

8. What kind of corruption takes place in bullfighting?

9. What is the Black Legend?

10. What is Pamplona famous for?

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