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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 does the Cid take his wife and daughters to a different place in Section 90?
2. What is the name of the Cid's horse in Section 86?
3. According to the Cid, how long until the battle will be over in Section 91?
4. What is described in Section 111?
5. Why is the group returning to Valencia with the Cid larger than the group that originally came with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does King Alphonso react to the gifts he receives in Section 100? What does this reveal about King Alphonso?
2. What two concerns does the Cid express about the marriage of his daughters to the king's sons?
3. How do the Cid and Minaya react after the battle in regards to the king's sons? How do the sons react?
4. Why are the king's sons afraid to go into battle with the Cid? How does the Cid learn of their fears?
5. What happens when the Cid and King Alphonso meet in Section 103? How does King Alphonso react?
6. What is the Cid's decision regarding the marriage of his daughters? What does this reveal about him?
7. Explain what happens in Section 112 when a lion gets loose in the home of the Cid in Valencia.
8. How do King Alphonso's men feel about the Cid's success? Why do they feel this way?
9. What is ultimately decided about the marriage of the Cid's daughters? How is Minaya involved in the decision?
10. What characteristic of an epic poem is evident in Sections 84-102?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the relationship between the Cid and his family. How does he take care for them while he is away?
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the Cid handles his finances. What does this say about what's important to him?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how the opinion of King Alphonso towards the Cid changes over the course of the poem. What affected the opinion? What led to the Cid's full pardon?
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