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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 makes fun of the Infantes of Carrión in Section 112?

2. In what section does the Third Cantar begin?

3. Who asks to be exempt from the court hearing in Section 135?

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

5. According to Section 138, who is issued a challenge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 the Cid's decision regarding the marriage of his daughters? What does this reveal about him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the message of "The Poem of the Cid"?

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

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