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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. Who does the Cid want to tell his friends in Castile that God has favored the Cid?
(a) Minaya.
(b) His wife.
(c) King Alphonso.
(d) A local priest.

2. What does Cid tell his friend, Álvar, to do in Section 2?
(a) To deliver a message to his wife.
(b) To stay with the horses.
(c) To be happy.
(d) To get some firewood.

3. How is the booty from the battle divided among the Cid's soldiers?
(a) It isn't; the Cid keeps it all.
(b) By casting lots.
(c) Evenly.
(d) By rank.

4. Where does a group traveling with the Cid go in Section 2?
(a) Burgos.
(b) Vivar.
(c) Castile.
(d) The Church of Santa Maria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the siege by the Moors last?

2. What do the people of Alcocer think the Cid is indicating when he takes tents down?

3. Why can't the villagers offer the Cid and his followers a place to stay?

4. What count hears of the damage caused by the Cid on the Moorish countryside?

5. How many men does the Cid send away with the count in Section 62?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role do the abbots of San Pedro play in the Cid's departure from Vivar?

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

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

4. Why are the inhabitants of Burgos unable to offer the Cid and his followers a place to stay? What would happen if they did?

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

6. What role does Martín Antolínez play in the Cid's departure from Vivar?

7. When the Cid fights the army of Moors and Christians, what happens? Who is taken prisoner?

8. How does King Alphonso feel about the Cid at the end of Sections 64-83? How do you know?

9. What does the victory in Section 39 reveal about the Cid?

10. Explain what happens in Sections 66-68.

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