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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. How does the Cid feel about the proposals?

2. According to the Cid, how long until the battle will be over in Section 91?

3. What would happen to the King's sons if they didn't attend the hearing?

4. Where does Diego hide?

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

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

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

4. What does the Cid's message to King Alphonso in Section 133 say?

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

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

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

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

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

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 his men, focusing on how he treats them.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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