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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Cid plan to do to the inhabitants of Alcocer?
(a) Create a treaty with them.
(b) Trick them.
(c) Pay tribute to them.
(d) Avoid them.

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

4. How many horsemen does the Cid have?
(a) Ninety-seven.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Nearly a hundred.

5. What does the Cid decide to do in Section 45?
(a) Return to Vivar.
(b) Send for his wife and daughters.
(c) Petition the king to have his banishment removed.
(d) Leave Alcocer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ruler of what city attempts to attack the Cid in Section 75?

2. Who hold a banquet in the Cid's honor in Section 17?

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

4. Who praises God in Section 30?

5. Who kills a Moorish soldier in Section 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bargain does the Cid try to make with God as he goes to San Pedro?

2. What relationship does the Cid have with his family? How do you know?

3. Explain how the Cid and his men are able to pay for the things they need during their travels and battles.

4. Explain the circumstances of the Cid's victory over the Valencians.

5. Explain the sale of Minaya's booty to the Moors in Section 24.

6. What is the Cid's proposition to Rachel and Vidas? Is this a fair deal? Why or why not?

7. Who sends Moors to the Cid to bring him in? How does the Cid react to this?

8. Why does the Cid thank God when he is successful? Why does the Cid thank God when he is unsuccessful?

9. Explain the circumstances of the count's return home.

10. How does the Cid stay connected to home in Section 41? What does this reveal about him?

(see the answer keys)

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