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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. Where is the animal that gets loose in Section 112?
(a) In the hall where the Infantes of Carrión are sleeping.
(b) In the hall where King Alphonso is sleeping.
(c) In the hall where the Cid's daughters are sleeping.
(d) In the hall where the Cid is sleeping.

2. Who is making preparations in Section 103?
(a) King Alphonso.
(b) The Cid's wife.
(c) The Moors.
(d) The Cid.

3. What would happen to the King's sons if they didn't attend the hearing?
(a) They would go into exile.
(b) They would face the Cid's wrath.
(c) They would be imprisoned.
(d) They would be killed.

4. How does King Alphonso react to the news of what happened to the Cid's daughters?
(a) He doesn't believe it.
(b) He doesn't get news of the events.
(c) He is grieved.
(d) He is proud of his sons' strength.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues the Cid's daughters?

2. What does King Alphonso do when he is finally in front of the Cid in person?

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

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

5. What do Fernando and Diego do when they are with their wives in the forest of the Corpes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What conditions does King Alphonso puts on the attendance of the judicial meeting set up in Toledo?

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

5. Explain what happens in Section 112 when a lion gets loose in the home of the Cid in Valencia.

6. Why doesn't anyone notice the Cid's beard right away at the hearing? How does the Cid defend his beard?

7. What two concerns does the Cid express about the marriage of his daughters to the king's sons?

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

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

10. What is ultimately decided about the marriage of the Cid's daughters? How is Minaya involved in the decision?

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