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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Cantar: Sections 19-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the inhabitants of Alcocer feel about the Cid and his men?
(a) They are afraid of them.
(b) They celebrate them.
(c) They are indifferent toward them.
(d) They are allies with them.

2. Who wrote "The Poem of the Cid"?
(a) M. H. Abrams.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(d) Pablo Neruda.

3. Who praises God in Section 30?
(a) Minaya.
(b) Álvar Fáñez.
(c) The Cid's wife.
(d) The Cid.

4. Where are the slopes the Cid takes possession of in Section 27?
(a) In Castejón.
(b) Near San Pedro.
(c) South of Vivar.
(d) Around Alcocer.

5. Why can't the villagers offer the Cid and his followers a place to stay?
(a) They have no room.
(b) They are afraid of them.
(c) They are under the king's command.
(d) They don't see Cid and his followers passing through the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many sections does the Cid count his men?

2. What does Martín Antolínez give to the Cid and his followers in Section 5?

3. What do the people of Alcocer think the Cid is indicating when he takes tents down?

4. Where does the Cid reach in Section 15?

5. How much do Rachel and Vidas pay the Cid in exchange for the chests?

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