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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Álvar unhappy?
(a) He lost his best sword after a battle.
(b) They are banished from their home village.
(c) He misses his wife.
(d) They haven't eaten in days.

2. What do the Cid and his men set up at the Castejón de Henares?
(a) An ambush.
(b) A camp.
(c) A fire circle.
(d) A battlement.

3. How many horses does the Cid want given as a gift?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 12.
(d) 25.

4. Why does the count look over his shoulder as he's leaving in Section 63?
(a) To say a final goodbye.
(b) To make sure he's going the right way.
(c) To make sure the Cid is not following him.
(d) Because he hears something behind him.

5. The ruler of what city attempts to attack the Cid in Section 75?
(a) Fortuna.
(b) Seville.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

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

7. Where are the slopes the Cid takes possession of in Section 27?
(a) South of Vivar.
(b) Near San Pedro.
(c) In Castejón.
(d) Around Alcocer.

8. How many knights are with Cid as he passes through Burgos?
(a) Sixty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty-five.

9. What does the Cid say he will not cut in Section 76?
(a) His booty from battles into parts.
(b) His hair.
(c) His bread.
(d) His beard.

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

11. What city do the Cid and his soldiers capture in Section 23?
(a) Burgos.
(b) Castejón.
(c) Vivar.
(d) Castile.

12. How many men does the Cid send away with the count in Section 62?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

13. What must the count do in order to be set free by the Cid?
(a) Eat.
(b) Renounce his faith.
(c) Nothing; he is not offered freedom.
(d) Pledge loyalty to the Cid.

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

15. For what does the Cid thank God at the beginning of the First Cantar?
(a) For the plans his enemies have developed against him.
(b) For his family.
(c) For his banishment.
(d) For his health.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What symbol of loyalty does Minaya suggest for men who wish to leave the Cid's service?

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

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

5. Why does the Cid want to go to San Pedro de Cardeña?

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