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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 the group returning to Valencia with the Cid larger than the group that originally came with him?

2. How many Moors were in the army in the second battle in Section 95?

3. How are the sons ordered to repay the Cid for the money he gave them that they spent?

4. Who proposes to the Cid's daughters in Section 101?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How are the Cid's wife and daughters introduced to the Cid's military side at Valencia? How do they each react?

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

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

8. Why does the Cid want to wait to go to the meeting? How does he spend this delayed time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the relationship between the Cid and King Alphonso.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the court hearing of the king's sons.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between the Cid's daughters and the king's sons.

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