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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 tells the Cid's wife and daughters of the upcoming marriages?
(a) The Cid.
(b) King Alphonso's sons.
(c) Minaya.
(d) King Alphonso.

2. How does the Cid prevent attention from being drawn to himself during the hearing?
(a) Dresses in long robes.
(b) Covers his beard.
(c) Wears a disguise.
(d) Hides in the back of the meeting area.

3. Why is the group returning to Valencia with the Cid larger than the group that originally came with him?
(a) It isn't; the same number of men return to Valencia as originally came.
(b) Many of the men bring their families back to Valencia.
(c) King Alphonso orders men to accompany the Cid.
(d) Many of King Alphonso's men join him.

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

5. How do the men prepare for battle in Section 94?
(a) By having a feast.
(b) By sharpening their weapons.
(c) By attending mass.
(d) By spending time individually.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Diego hide?

3. What is the name of the Cid's horse in Section 86?

4. What does Count Garcia say about the Cid's daughters in Section 140?

5. Where are the Infantes of Carrión at the beginning of Section 112?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to the Cid's daughters when the king's sons take them to the forest of the Corpes?

8. What does the Cid's message to King Alphonso in Section 133 say?

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

10. What gift does the Cid give the king in Section 107? Why?

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