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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. What part of Cordoba does Michener describe as enchanting?

2. The time of Michener's visit is:

3. What kind of candy is a Spanish delicacy?

4. In what year did the Christians expel the Moors from Cordoba?

5. Who is not one of the artists who works are in the Toledo cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the major wildlife preserve in Las Marimas?

2. How did there come to be an Islamic culture in Spain?

3. Why does Michener feel that Toledo reveals the essence of Spanish history?

4. What is the purpose of the oranges the freighter is picking up?

5. What is one of the first things that Michener wants to know about Badajoz?

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

7. Why does Michener recommend Sevilla as the city to visit if the traveler can only visit one city in Spain?

8. What is the topography of Las Marismas?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

MIchener makes a point of studying a country before he travels. What is the value of this approach? Would you spend the time researching a foreign country before visiting? Why or why not? What do you lose by not doing so?

Essay Topic 3

Where does the word Iberia come from? What areas are usually included in the term Iberia? What does the Rio Ebro have to do with the term Iberia?

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