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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Fernando hide in Section 112?
(a) Behind the curtain.
(b) Under the couch.
(c) In a chimney.
(d) Behind a wine press.

2. Whose idea was the marriages of the Cid's daughters to King Alphonso's sons?
(a) The Cid's.
(b) King Alphonso's.
(c) King Alphonso's sons'.
(d) The Cid's wife's.

3. What does the Cid want back from his former sons-in-law?
(a) The horses he gave them.
(b) The swords he gave them.
(c) The cloaks he gave them.
(d) The land he gave them.

4. Who tells the Cid's wife and daughters of the upcoming marriages?
(a) Minaya.
(b) The Cid.
(c) King Alphonso.
(d) King Alphonso's sons.

5. What does Fernando say about the Cid in Section 141?
(a) That his beard looks unkempt.
(b) That he convinced his daughters to lie about how they were treated.
(c) That he is a petty noble.
(d) That he stole from King Alfonso.

6. How does King Alphonso react to the news of what happened to the Cid's daughters?
(a) He doesn't believe it.
(b) He is grieved.
(c) He is proud of his sons' strength.
(d) He doesn't get news of the events.

7. Who is making preparations in Section 103?
(a) The Cid's wife.
(b) King Alphonso.
(c) The Moors.
(d) The Cid.

8. How does the Cid's wife react to the news of the marriages of her daughters?
(a) She celebrates the gaining of sons-in-law.
(b) She praises Cid for his good decision.
(c) She mourns the loss of her daughters.
(d) She thanks God for good matches for her daughters.

9. How are the sons ordered to repay the Cid for the money he gave them that they spent?
(a) In horses and armor.
(b) By giving him part of their inheritance from King Alphonso.
(c) By working the Cid's land.
(d) By serving as his slaves.

10. What does Count Garcia say about the Cid's daughters in Section 140?
(a) That they did not care for the King's sons as wives should have.
(b) That they are of lower stature than the King's sons.
(c) That they could have stayed home with the Cid and it wouldn't have happened.
(d) That they have already forgiven the King's sons.

11. Who subdues a lion in Section 112?
(a) Fernando.
(b) Diego.
(c) King Alphonso.
(d) The Cid.

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

13. What would happen to the King's sons if they didn't attend the hearing?
(a) They would face the Cid's wrath.
(b) They would go into exile.
(c) They would be imprisoned.
(d) They would be killed.

14. Who does the Cid blame for the actions of King Alphonso's sons?
(a) God.
(b) Himself.
(c) Fernando and Diego.
(d) King Alphonso.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cid swear in Section 131?

2. Why does the Cid take his wife and daughters to a different place in Section 90?

3. Who provides the feast in Section 84?

4. Who sends a message to King Alphonso at the end of Section 132?

5. What do Fernando and Diego do when they are with their wives in the forest of the Corpes?

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