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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. Where is the animal that gets loose in Section 112?
(a) In the hall where King Alphonso is sleeping.
(b) In the hall where the Cid is sleeping.
(c) In the hall where the Cid's daughters are sleeping.
(d) In the hall where the Infantes of Carrión are sleeping.

2. What does the Cid think about the possibility of his daughters marrying King Alphonso's sons?
(a) He thinks King Alphonso's sons are too wild.
(b) He thinks his wife will object.
(c) He thinks his daughters are too young.
(d) He thinks his daughters will miss him too much.

3. Who kills a Moorish soldier in Section 38?
(a) Galve.
(b) The Cid.
(c) Minaya.
(d) King Fáriz.

4. How many men does the Cid gather to go to the hearing?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 3,000.

5. What do Minaya and his men bring back to the Cid and the other men?
(a) Money.
(b) Horses.
(c) Pardons from King Alphonso.
(d) Greetings from relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cid do when he hears of the fears of the Infantes of Carrión about going to war?

2. How many soldiers does the Cid count in Section 77?

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

4. What does the king want to see happen in the situation with his sons?

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

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