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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. What is noted about the Cid in Section 140?
(a) His disrespect toward royalty.
(b) His passion about his daughters.
(c) His odd clothing.
(d) His long beard.

2. Who notes something about the Cid in Section 140?
(a) Count Garcia.
(b) The King.
(c) The King's sons.
(d) Pedro Mudo.

3. The Moorish king of ______ decides to attack the Cid and his armies in Sections 88 and 89.
(a) Morocco.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Turkey.

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

5. How many men does the Cid gather to go to the hearing?
(a) 100.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does the Cid send to King Alphonso in Section 96?

2. Who makes fun of the Infantes of Carrión in Section 112?

3. How are the sons ordered to repay the Cid for the money he gave them that they spent?

4. Where is the animal that gets loose in Section 112?

5. How does the Cid prevent attention from being drawn to himself during the hearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the Cid want to wait to go to the meeting? How does he spend this delayed time?

7. What is the Cid's decision regarding the marriage of his daughters? What does this reveal about him?

8. How does the Cid protect the king's sons in battle the forces from Morocco? What is the reaction to this?

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

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

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