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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 Great Mosque at Medinat az-Zahra had been converted into a:

3. The participants from each parish are referred to as a:

4. The terms Las Marismas means:

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Spanish Civil War?

3. What is the topography of Las Marismas?

4. What does Michener learn about the social activities of the average man?

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

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

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

8. Why did Michener want to go to Badajoz?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sports are a major part of life in Spain. What are the popular sports that Michener mentioned? What is the nature of and the problem with corruption in bullfighting? In what way does this deceive the public?

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

Why is there so much Islamic history in Spain? How did the Muslims come to be in Spain? When were they expelled from Spain and why?

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