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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. Why is Álvar unhappy?

2. How do the Moors of Alcocer react to the Cid's decision in Section 45?

3. How much does the Cid pay for the protection of his family?

4. What do the people of Alcocer think the Cid is indicating when he takes tents down?

5. How do the inhabitants of Alcocer feel about the Cid and his men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Cid decide about his beard in Section 76? Why?

2. How do the citizens of Alcocer react when the Cid decides to leave? How do the citizens of Terrer and Calatayud react to his departure?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the Cid thank God when he is successful? Why does the Cid thank God when he is unsuccessful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the relationship between the Cid and Minaya.

Essay Topic 2

What is the message of "The Poem of the Cid"?

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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