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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the enemies of the Cid get to Valencia in Sections 88 and 89?
(a) They sail.
(b) They caravan.
(c) They walk.
(d) They ride.

3. 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 have already forgiven the King's sons.
(d) That they could have stayed home with the Cid and it wouldn't have happened.

4. Who overhears a conversation between the Infantes of Carrión about going to war?
(a) The Cid's wife.
(b) Minaya.
(c) Muño Gustioz.
(d) King Búcar.

5. What does the Cid swear in Section 131?
(a) That he will do to King Alphonso's sons what they did to him.
(b) That he will find better husbands for his daughters.
(c) That he will reunite his daughters with their husbands.
(d) That he will kill King Alphonso's sons.

6. Who is preparing to meet with King Alphonso in Section 104?
(a) The Cid.
(b) Minaya.
(c) The Cid's daughters.
(d) King Alphonso's sons.

7. 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 Infantes of Carrión are sleeping.
(c) In the hall where the Cid's daughters are sleeping.
(d) In the hall where the Cid is sleeping.

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

9. How many horses does the Cid give the king as a gift in Section 106?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

10. Who proposes to the Cid's daughters in Section 101?
(a) Soldiers of the Cid's army.
(b) The sons of an enemy ruler.
(c) Count García Ordóñez's sons.
(d) King Alphonso's sons.

11. How does the Cid express his displeasure about the marriages?
(a) He refuses to give his daughters away.
(b) He refuses to give a toast at the wedding feast.
(c) He wears black to the wedding as a sign of mourning.
(d) He does not attend the wedding festivities.

12. What does the Cid when he is finally in front of King Alphonso in person?
(a) Embraces him.
(b) Bows his head respectfully.
(c) Prostrates himself.
(d) Kisses his hand.

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

14. How many Moors were in the army in the second battle in Section 95?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1,000.

15. What does the king want to see happen in the situation with his sons?
(a) He wants justice for the Cid's daughters.
(b) He wants to simply dissolve the marriages and forget the whole situation.
(c) He wants to see his sons apologize in public.
(d) He wants to see the couples reunited.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does the Cid gather to go to the hearing?

2. How many knights does the Cid send out to greet his wife and daughters in Section 85?

3. Who joins the Cid's army on the trip back to Valencia in section 107?

4. Who makes fun of the Infantes of Carrión in Section 112?

5. What does the Cid decide about the marriage proposals?

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