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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Cantar: Sections 40-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the booty from the battle divided among the Cid's soldiers?
(a) By rank.
(b) By casting lots.
(c) It isn't; the Cid keeps it all.
(d) Evenly.

2. Who does the Cid inform of his intent to stay in the slopes in Section 27?
(a) Álvar Fáñez.
(b) King Alphonso.
(c) The Moors.
(d) His family.

3. How does King Alphonso react to his gifts in Sections 47 and 48?
(a) He is pleased.
(b) He never receives them.
(c) He is dissatisfied.
(d) He gives them to the Cid's wife and daughters.

4. What does the Cid send to the church in Section 41?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Horses.
(d) A letter.

5. What food does the count refuse to eat after he is taken prisoner by the Cid?
(a) None; he is never offered food.
(b) Pork, which he cannot eat due to religious restrictions.
(c) A feast to celebrate the victory.
(d) Bread and water given to all prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cid's wife pray for in Section 14?

2. How many horsemen does the Cid have?

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

4. What does Rachel ask as a gift from the Cid?

5. What count hears of the damage caused by the Cid on the Moorish countryside?

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