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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 large pedestrian promenade with kiosks is:
(a) El Penon
(b) Las Ramblas
(c) Plaza Mayor
(d) Plaza Cathedral

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

3. In Spain:
(a) people prefer baseball to soccer
(b) betting is illegal
(c) betting pools are popular on soccer
(d) there is no betting because of the church

4. The Prado is a famous:
(a) hotel
(b) theater
(c) restaurant
(d) museum

5. From whom does Michener learn the history of Castielfabib?
(a) the innkeeper's family
(b) a tour guide
(c) a priest
(d) the mayor

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The bulls that give the best fight are from:

3. In a concurso:

4. Which group produces the fewest in Medical doctors in Catalonia?

5. Along the route is the shrine to:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Teruel of personal interest to Michener?

2. Where does the world Iberia come from?

3. Who were the Lovers of Teruel?

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

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

6. When Michener discusses the changes that have taken place in Madrid since his first visit, to what does he attribute the changed mores of women?

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

8. What was the Spanish Inquisition?

9. What is the sardona?

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

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