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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 tells the Cid's wife and daughters of the upcoming marriages?

2. What does the king want to see happen in the situation with his sons?

3. What does the Cid want back from his former sons-in-law?

4. How many horses does the Cid send to King Alphonso in Section 96?

5. Where is the animal that gets loose in Section 112?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Cid feel about the marriages of his daughters? How does he express this?

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

3. What is ultimately decided about the marriage of the Cid's daughters? How is Minaya involved in the decision?

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

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

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

7. How do King Alphonso's men feel about the Cid's success? Why do they feel this way?

8. Who wants to marry the Cid's daughters in Section 101? What does King Alphonso say about this?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role geography plays in the story of "The Poem of the Cid."

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