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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Grenada, Michener visited the:

2. What was the American's impressions of his first bullfight?

3. What bird populates Las Marismas that is sold throughout Europe as pets?

4. Michener describes the Toledo cathedral as being:

5. Michener journeys to Medinat az-Zahra to visit a:

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Goths and the Visigoths?

2. How does the American end up attending a bullfight in Valencia?

3. Why did Michener want to go to Badajoz?

4. What is Michener's reason for going to the Las Marsimas area?

5. What was the Spanish Civil War?

6. Why did Michener want to see Cordoba and Grenada?

7. Was the author impressed with his first visit to Spain?

8. What does the American find when he travels to Teruel by train?

9. What are the three kinds of floats that take part in the processions?

10. Why does the author compare Spain to Italy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a great deal of his story contained in Michener's Iberia. Is this a good way to learn history? Do you feel that Michener's presentation makes it more interesting? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Franco established a right wing dictatorship after winning the Spanish Civil War. Discuss the Franco dictatorship. What did the terms red and white refer to after the establishment of the dictatorship? Were they distortions? Why does a dictatorship have to lie to its people?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Spanish Civil War. Who was fighting who and why? Why did the war attract volunteers from around the world? What was the Abraham Lincoln Brigade?

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