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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Cid, how long until the battle will be over in Section 91?
(a) Two days.
(b) One day.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Several hours.

2. How many men are killed in the first day of battle in Section 92?
(a) 50.
(b) 500.
(c) 100.
(d) 70.

3. How many Moors escape the Cid's army in the second battle in Section 95?
(a) 104.
(b) 72.
(c) None.
(d) 600.

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

5. Where does Diego hide?
(a) Behind the curtain.
(b) In a chimney.
(c) Behind a wine press.
(d) Under the couch.

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

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

8. How does Count García Ordóñez feel about the Cid's success?
(a) He is unhappy.
(b) He expresses no feelings one way or the other.
(c) He feels patriotic.
(d) He is proud.

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

10. What is described in Section 111?
(a) An impassioned speech by the Cid.
(b) The wedding festivities of the Cid's daughters.
(c) The return of the Cid to Vivar.
(d) The return of the Cid to Valencia.

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

12. Who provides the feast in Section 84?
(a) The Cid's wife.
(b) The Cid.
(c) Minaya.
(d) King Alphonso.

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

14. How do the Infantes of Carrión feel about going to war?
(a) They are committed to their duty.
(b) Their opinion is not expressed.
(c) They are eager to prove their worth to their father-in-law.
(d) They are unhappy about it.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is appointed as the Cid's daughters' sponsor?

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

3. Who reminds Fernando of the incident in which he hid instead of protecting the Cid?

4. Who issues the challenge?

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

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