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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 overhears a conversation between the Infantes of Carrión about going to war?

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

3. What is described in Section 111?

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

5. What does Fernando say about the Cid in Section 141?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fernando say about the Cid? What does Fernando say about himself and his brother at the hearing?

3. After the sons join the Cid in battle, where do they want to go? Why do they say they want to go?

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

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

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

7. What happens to the Cid's daughters when the king's sons take them to the forest of the Corpes?

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

9. What gift does the Cid give the king in Section 107? Why?

10. What happens when the Cid and King Alphonso meet in Section 103? How does King Alphonso react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance of respect and loyalty throughout "The Poem of the Cid."

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between the Cid and his men, focusing on how he treats them.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the court hearing of the king's sons.

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