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

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

3. Who rescues the Cid's daughters?

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

5. What does the Cid decide about the marriage proposals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Cid's military career. How does it contribute to his life decisions?

Essay Topic 3

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

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