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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. The bulls run each day for:

2. Michener describes the journey across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostella as:

3. The Day of St. James begins with a midnight:

4. The large pedestrian promenade with kiosks is:

5. Sets of robes for the Virgin of Guadeloupe are all but the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Michener think of his experience in Castielfabib?

2. Why was Teruel of personal interest to Michener?

3. What caused the decline of the University of Salamanca?

4. What is the sardona?

5. When Michener discusses the changes that have taken place in Madrid since his first visit, to what does he attribute the changed mores of women?

6. What is Michener's attitude toward bullfighting?

7. How had the small town of Teruel become significant in the Spanish Civil War?

8. What is one of the things the Spanish town of Estrella is known for?

9. What does Michener say he tries to focus on in Iberia?

10. What was the Spanish Inquisition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you wanted to explore the Muslim influence in Spain, which city or cities would you go to and why? Explain what the Great Mosque and Alhambra are and what their significance is.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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