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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 many men are killed in the first day of battle in Section 92?

2. Who does the Cid blame for the actions of King Alphonso's sons?

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

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

5. What does the Cid swear in Section 131?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why are the king's sons afraid to go into battle with the Cid? How does the Cid learn of their fears?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the perception of events is key in understanding what happened between the king's sons and the Cid's daughters.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between the Cid and his family. How does he take care for them while he is away?

Essay Topic 3

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

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