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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. Who issues the challenge?

2. What does King Alphonso do when he is finally in front of the Cid in person?

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

4. Whose idea was the marriages of the Cid's daughters to King Alphonso's sons?

5. How does the Cid express his displeasure about the marriages?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Cid and Minaya react after the battle in regards to the king's sons? How do the sons react?

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

3. What characteristic of an epic poem is evident in Sections 84-102?

4. How does the Cid greet his wife and children in Section 86? How does he introduce them to their new home?

5. What conditions does King Alphonso puts on the attendance of the judicial meeting set up in Toledo?

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

7. How does King Alphonso react to the gifts he receives in Section 100? What does this reveal about King Alphonso?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the Cid handles his finances. What does this say about what's important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of faith in the Cid's life.

Essay Topic 3

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

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