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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. Where does Michener travel for the Whitsuntide festival?

2. The Spanish Civil War was fought between:

3. Averroes was a:

4. At the end of the fiesta, the American saw his first:

5. Who sailed from Sanlucar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Seneca, one of the four men whose birthplace Michener wanted to see?

2. What problems does Michener experience with restaurants when he first arrives in Toledo?

3. What is the Alhambra?

4. What was the attraction of Medinat az-Zahra?

5. What does Michener learn from the villagers about the young men?

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

7. Why does Michener recommend travelers visit Sevilla during the weeks preceding Easter?

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

9. Who was Cisneros?

10. Why did Michener want to go to Badajoz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Way of St. James? What is the history associated with it and why is it significant? What is the Day of St. James and where is it celebrated?

Essay Topic 2

From what you have read in the book, what is your favorite area of Spain? Why? Explain some of the things you would want to see and do there if you traveled to that area.

Essay Topic 3

Under the Franco dictatorship, the press and writers were subject to censorship. Describe the nature of this censorship. What was its purpose? Do you think it was healthy for the public? Why or why not?

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