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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Cantar: Sections 64-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Moors of Alcocer react to the Cid's decision in Section 45?
(a) They build him a home.
(b) They cry.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They help him prepare.

2. What does the Cid's wife pray for in Section 14?
(a) Her own safety.
(b) His return.
(c) The death of the king.
(d) His safety.

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

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

5. The Cid urges some of his soldiers to aid ______.
(a) The Moors.
(b) Minaya.
(c) Bermúdez.
(d) Galve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Cid pay for the protection of his family?

2. What do the people fear losing in Section 4?

3. Who is offered a fifth of the Cid's booty as a reward?

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

5. What do Minaya and his men bring back to the Cid and the other men?

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