Test 1

Question 1

Characteristics of epic poem

Answer 1

1. simple narrative plot, dealing w/ central incident from traditional or legendary material
2. Remote setting in time and place, but significant to nation’s history
3. “Hero” towers over other characters; exemplifies cultural traits
4. Warfare is accepted part of life, w/ great battles featured
5. Objective, lofty, and elaborate style; uses stylistic devices

Question 2

Stylistic devices

Answer 2

a. In invocation to the muse, the Poet asks epic question and requests divine aid in getting the answer
b. tale begins at a point just short of the climax, and later fills in preceding events with a *flashback insertion
c. leisurely pace, w/ long speeches; long descriptions of common actions, and long “catalogue lists”
d. Epic similes are frequently drawn out to great length
e. Characters are tagged w/ stock epithets- tags to names
f. An impasse may be resolved by direct intervention of the gods

Question 3

Epic poem

Answer 3

long narrative where everything is on heroic and exalted scale

Question 4

Cid’s full name

Answer 4

Rodrigo Ruy Díaz de Vivar

Question 5

Cid’s wife

Answer 5

Doña Jimena

Question 6

Cid’s two daughters

Answer 6

Doña Sol and Doña Elvira

Question 7

The Christian town couldn’t help Cid

Answer 7

Burgos

Question 8

Cid’s family rejoins him in this city

Answer 8

Valencia

Question 9

The abbot of the monastery where the Cid’s family takes refuge

Answer 9

Don Sancho

Question 10

Alfonso’s brother

Answer 10

Sancho

Question 11

Moorish governor of Molina who was an ally of the Cid

Answer 11

Abengalbón

Question 12

A cleric and good warrior from France, named the the Bishop of Valencia by the Cid

Answer 12

Don Jerome

Question 13

The Spanish king who exiles the Cid

Answer 13

Alfonso

Question 14

The Cid’s great horse won in defeat of the King of Seville

Answer 14

Babieca

Question 15

He leads the advance guard on a raiding party to Alcalá to gather spoils; Cid’s daughters cousin

Answer 15

Minaya Alvar Fañez

Question 16

Carries the Cid’s standard

Answer 16

Pedro Bermúdez

Question 17

Sword won @ Trevar from Ramon Berenguer of Barcelona by Cid

Answer 17

Colada

Question 18

When the Cid is refused help in a town, this man provides bread and wine

Answer 18

Martin Antolínez

Question 19

Shady money lenders who met with the Cid; Jewish

Answer 19

Rachel and Vidas

Question 20

What does Cid mean

Answer 20

Lord

Question 21

How is Cid related to Alfonso

Answer 21

His wife Jimena

Question 22

What does Doña mean

Answer 22

Lady

Question 23

Overall theme of The Poem of the Cid

Answer 23

Good vs. Evil

Question 24

Theme of Cantar 1

Answer 24

Exile

Question 25

Theme of Cantar 2

Answer 25

Marriage of daughters

Question 26

Theme of Cantar 3

Answer 26

Beat Arabs in Valencia

Question 27

Cid’s mortal enemy

Answer 27

Count Garcia Ordonez

Question 28

The bros who married Cid’s daughters

Answer 28

Infantes of Carrion: Diego and Fernando

Question 29

Tagus River

Answer 29

Where Alfonso would pardon Cid @

Question 30

Tizon

Answer 30

Cid won this sword from King Bucar; worth 1,000 gold marks

Question 31

St. James

Answer 31

Apostles; The Moors Slayer

Question 32

Cid’s nephew

Answer 32

Feliz Muños

Question 33

Alfonso’s dad

Answer 33

Count Fruela

Question 34

Who married the girls the 2nd time

Answer 34

Ojarra, Prince of Navarre and Inigo Jimenez, Prince of Aragon

Question 35

Visigothic traits

Answer 35

• Long beards- sign of mourning
• Consult w/ vassals b4 battle- unusual
• Invoking of God- glorify and prayer
• Fought b4 family

Question 36

More Visigothic traits

Answer 36

+Birds as omens- black, left bad, right good
+naming of swords
+loyalty to leader
+army made of family, vassals, and friends

Question 37

The Count of Barcelona and a rival of the Cid who fought him at Tevar

Answer 37

Ramón Berenguer

Question 38

Invaders of Spain w/ most important contribution to Spanish culture

Answer 38

Romans, Visigoths, and Moslems

Question 39

Visigoths

Answer 39

Christian Germanic tribe

Question 40

Invaders of Spain

Answer 40

Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Carthaginians, Jews

Question 41

Iberians

Answer 41

Invaders of Spain; original inhabitants

Question 42

Germanic tribes that invaded Spain

Answer 42

Vandals, Alani, and Suevis

Question 43

Middle Ages

Answer 43

500-1500

Question 44

Social class during Middle Ages

Answer 44

feudal system; no middle class; 3 tier upper class

Question 45

When was Cid alive

Answer 45

mid 1040’s - 1099; died in battle

Question 46

Poem of the Cid

Answer 46

+true story; written in 1140 for entertainment

+not historically correct; unknown author

Question 47

Author of Conde Lucanor and of Patronio

Answer 47

Don Juan Manuel

Question 48

Don Juan Manuel

Answer 48

• 1282-1349; Most important prose writer of 14th Century
• Great warrior, political and military leader
• began fighting Moors @ 12

Question 49

The Book of Examples of

Conde Lucanor and Patronio

Answer 49

+1335; Apologue; almost no ornate language

+written in simple, straightforward manner, w/ informal prose style

Question 50

Apologue

Answer 50

=moral fable, usually w/ personified animals or inanimate objects which act like people
=allows author to comment on human condition
=Often, highlights irrationality of mankind