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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Cid go to Castile in Section 72?
(a) To tell others of his victories.
(b) To visit his family.
(c) To speak with King Alphonso in person.
(d) To seek volunteers.

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

3. The Cid's decision to not cut something in Section 76 is a sign of love to whom?
(a) His daughters.
(b) King Alphonso.
(c) His wife.
(d) God.

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

5. How many tents does the Cid leave up in Section 29?
(a) Twenty.
(b) A dozen.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

6. How does the battle between the Cid and the Valencians end?
(a) The Valencians surrender.
(b) The Cid beats the Valencians.
(c) The Cid surrenders.
(d) The Valencians beat the Cid.

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

8. What does Rachel ask as a gift from the Cid?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) An Indian sari.
(c) A Moorish tunic.
(d) A flute.

9. Who is the recipient of the gift?
(a) King Fáriz.
(b) King Alphonso.
(c) The Cid's wife.
(d) The abbots.

10. What does the Cid ask in return for his gift to King Alphonso in Section 77?
(a) That his family can join him in the land he has conquered.
(b) That he can return to his homeland.
(c) Nothing; it is a gift.
(d) That King Alphonso will send an equal number of soldiers to fight with the Cid.

11. What do the Cid and his family do before he and his followers leave the country of Castile?
(a) Go for a ride on a river.
(b) Attend a church service.
(c) Petition the king.
(d) Go on a picnic.

12. Who hold a banquet in the Cid's honor in Section 17?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Villagers.
(d) Abbots.

13. What does Antolínez promise in Section 13?
(a) To take revenge against the king.
(b) To rejoin the Cid.
(c) To return to his family.
(d) To build a home for them.

14. Who receives the Moorish soldier's horse in Section 38?
(a) Galve.
(b) Minaya.
(c) King Fáriz.
(d) The Cid.

15. Why does the Cid send something to the church in Section 41?
(a) To feed the orphans.
(b) So his family can ride to meet him.
(c) To let his wife know he's alive.
(d) For masses to be said.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the count look over his shoulder as he's leaving in Section 63?

2. What must the count do in order to be set free by the Cid?

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

4. Why is Álvar unhappy?

5. What do the Cid's victories show, according to Section 65?

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