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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leonor asks the Infanta what blunt question?
(a) Whether love outweighs honor.
(b) Whether the duel is more important than the impending invasion.
(c) Whether reality equals fantasy.
(d) Whether honor is more important than social status.

2. In Act 3, Scene 3, what does Elvire advise Chimene to do, regarding her desire for vengeance?
(a) Ask the King to forgive the man who kills Chimene's father.
(b) Kill Don Sanche.
(c) Leave the pursuit of justice to the King.
(d) Kill Don Rodrigue.

3. Why does the Infanta try to forget the man she loves?
(a) His social status is too high.
(b) His social status is too low.
(c) He is a married man.
(d) He is in love with Leonor.

4. Which description best fits Leonor?
(a) Confidante of the Infanta.
(b) Confidante of Chimene.
(c) In love with Don Rodrigue.
(d) In love with Don Sanche.

5. Why does the Infanta offer to imprison a character?
(a) To punish him for his crimes.
(b) To prevent him from dueling.
(c) To ensure he is available for the duel.
(d) To prevent him from marrying Chimene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best description of Don Arias?

2. In Act 1, Scenes 5 and 6, which character must choose between love and honor?

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, which character draws his sword?

4. In Act 2, Scene 3. why is Chimene upset?

5. In Act 2, Scene 8, which two characters vie for the King's attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. Act 1, Scene 3 includes obstacles to which two future events Chimene and Elvire anticipate in Scene 1?

2. Describe the King's plan to test Chimene's love for Don Rodrigue. What is the result of the test?

3. The Infanta says she no longer loves Don Rodrigue, but now loves "Le Cid", the hero. What does she mean by this statement?

4. Why does Don Gomes believe he is the best choice of tutor for the King's son?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what do Chimene and Elvire say about Don Gomes?

6. How does Don Rodrigue respond, when Don Diegue tells him that honor is more important than love and that women are plentiful?

7. In Act 4, Scene 2, how does Chimene respond when the Infanta tries to comfort her?

8. Why is it ironic that Don Gomes admires Don Rodrigue's sense of honor?

9. Describe the conversation between Don Diegue and Don Rodrigue, regarding the impending invasion.

10. What is the final outcome of the play, regarding the future of Don Rodrigue and Chimene, along with the Infanta? How does this ending reinforce the main theme of the play?

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