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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horsemen does the Cid have?

2. What people do Cid and his men fight in Sections 67 and 68?

3. What count hears of the damage caused by the Cid on the Moorish countryside?

4. What does Rachel ask as a gift from the Cid?

5. What does the Cid ask in return for his gift to King Alphonso in Section 77?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is offended by the Cid's actions in Sections 55 and 56? What does he do as a result?

2. How does the Cid trick the citizens of Alcocer?

3. What suggestion does Minaya give the Cid for those who wish to leave his service?

4. Explain the circumstances of the count's return home.

5. When the Cid fights the army of Moors and Christians, what happens? Who is taken prisoner?

6. Why are the inhabitants of Burgos unable to offer the Cid and his followers a place to stay? What would happen if they did?

7. What does the Cid decide to do with the captives at Alcocer? What role do they then play for the Cid and his men?

8. What bargain does the Cid try to make with God as he goes to San Pedro?

9. Describe the Cid's dream in Section 19. What does it mean?

10. How does the Cid react when an army of Moors and Christians is organized to fight him? What does this say about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define epic poetry, identifying some of its common elements. Explain how "The Poem of the Cid" fits into the definition of epic poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role geography plays in the story of "The Poem of the Cid."

Essay Topic 3

Explain how general citizens, such as the people of Alcocer, feel about the Cid. Why do they feel this way about him?

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