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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 knights are with Cid as he passes through Burgos?

2. What city do the Cid and his soldiers capture in Section 23?

3. What does the Cid use to teach the Valencians a lesson in Section 72?

4. Who is crying at the beginning of the First Cantar?

5. What does the Cid decide to do in Section 45?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the victory in Section 39 reveal about the Cid?

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

3. Explain the circumstances of the Cid's victory over the Valencians.

4. How does King Alphonso feel about the Cid at the end of Sections 64-83? How do you know?

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

6. How does the Cid stay connected to home in Section 41? What does this reveal about him?

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

8. What is the Cid's relationship with God? How do you know?

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

10. What role do the abbots of San Pedro play in the Cid's departure from Vivar?

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 of faith in the Cid's life.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the perception of events is key in understanding what happened between the king's sons and the Cid's daughters.

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