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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. Badajoz is located in a region called:

2. In Castellon, what did the women throw from the balconies?

3. What problems did Michener have at the first restaurant he visited?

4. Where does the freighter stop to pick up oranges?

5. Which is not one of the four men whose birthplaces Michener wanted to see:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michener conclude about the women of Badajoz?

2. What is significant about the cathedral of Toledo?

3. What is the Alhambra?

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

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

6. Why does the author compare Spain to Italy?

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

8. Who was Maimonides, another of the great men whose birthplace Michener wanted to see?

9. Who were the Goths and the Visigoths?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Has this book stimulated your interests in Spain? Why or why not? What parts of Spain would you like to see? Why? What parts would you like to avoid and why?

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