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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 is preparing to meet with King Alphonso in Section 104?
(a) The Cid.
(b) The Cid's daughters.
(c) Minaya.
(d) King Alphonso's sons.

2. Where are the Infantes of Carrión at the beginning of Section 112?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Valencia.
(c) At sea.
(d) Vivar.

3. Where does the Cid take his wife and daughters in Section 90?
(a) A high tower.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A castle.
(d) A flat area.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fernando say about the Cid in Section 141?

2. Why does the Cid take his wife and daughters to a different place in Section 90?

3. How do the men prepare for battle in Section 94?

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

5. What does the Cid do when he hears of the fears of the Infantes of Carrión about going to war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do King Alphonso's men feel about the Cid's success? Why do they feel this way?

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

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

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

8. How do the Cid and Minaya react after the battle in regards to the king's sons? How do the sons react?

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

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

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