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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Cantar, Sections 145-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Cid want to go to San Pedro de Cardeña?
(a) To escape persecution.
(b) To rest.
(c) To visit his family.
(d) To go into hiding.

2. Who is offered a fifth of the Cid's booty as a reward?
(a) Galve.
(b) The king.
(c) Álvar.
(d) Minaya.

3. What story will be told in Section 64?
(a) The Cid's spiritual conversion.
(b) The Cid and the Horse Thief.
(c) The Cid's journey to Vivar.
(d) The great deeds of the Cid.

4. How many Moors escape the Cid's army in the second battle in Section 95?
(a) 600.
(b) 72.
(c) None.
(d) 104.

5. What does the Cid decide about the marriage proposals?
(a) He leaves the decision to the king.
(b) He agrees to the marriages.
(c) He does not agree to the marriages.
(d) He offers to find other brides, and if he can't, the sons can marry his daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Cid and his family do before he and his followers leave the country of Castile?

2. What do the men surround in Section 112?

3. How does the Cid prevent attention from being drawn to himself during the hearing?

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

5. Who is crying at the beginning of the First Cantar?

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