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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 sends a message to King Alphonso at the end of Section 132?
(a) The Cid's daughters.
(b) The Cid.
(c) Fernando and Diego.
(d) The Cid's wife.

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

3. 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.

4. What do the men surround in Section 112?
(a) King Alphonso's couch.
(b) The bedchamber of the Infantes of Carrión.
(c) Cid's daughters' bedchamber.
(d) Cid's couch.

5. How many knights does the Cid send out to greet his wife and daughters in Section 85?
(a) 100.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen to the King's sons if they didn't attend the hearing?

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

3. What does the Cid swear in Section 131?

4. Where does the Cid take his wife and daughters in Section 90?

5. What does the Cid want to happen to the sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Cid's wife and daughters introduced to the Cid's military side at Valencia? How do they each react?

2. How does King Alphonso react to the gifts he receives in Section 100? What does this reveal about King Alphonso?

3. How does the Cid feel about the marriages of his daughters? How does he express this?

4. What does the Cid want back from the sons at the hearing? What is the reaction to this?

5. After the sons join the Cid in battle, where do they want to go? Why do they say they want to go?

6. What characteristic of an epic poem is evident in Sections 84-102?

7. What happens when the Cid and King Alphonso meet in Section 103? How does King Alphonso react?

8. Why are the king's sons afraid to go into battle with the Cid? How does the Cid learn of their fears?

9. How does the Cid greet his wife and children in Section 86? How does he introduce them to their new home?

10. Who wants to marry the Cid's daughters in Section 101? What does King Alphonso say about this?

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