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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. After the bull fight, the American went to:

3. Michener recommends that travelers visit Sevilla:

4. In the Toledo cathedral, there is a memorial to:

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Alhambra?

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

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

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

6. What is the city of Sanlucar known for?

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

8. Who was Cisneros?

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

10. What is the topography of Las Marismas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Catholic Church has always played a strong role in Spain. Discuss this role. Do the people accept the role of the church? Why or why not? Explain your answers.

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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