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Spanish knight El Cid takes Valencia from Moors
  • 1. Which group did El Cid take Valencia from?
A) Romans
B) Moors
C) Vikings
D) Aztecs
  • 2. What is the title 'El Cid' roughly translated to in English?
A) The Champion
B) The Warrior
C) The Lord
D) The King
  • 3. What was El Cid's real name?
A) Hernán Cortés
B) Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
C) Lancelot du Lac
D) Christopher Columbus
  • 4. Where was El Cid born?
A) London, England
B) Paris, France
C) Florence, Italy
D) Vivar, Spain
  • 5. 'El Cid' is often considered a national hero of which country?
A) Russia
B) Spain
C) Greece
D) Germany
  • 6. In which century did El Cid live?
A) 19th century
B) 16th century
C) 11th century
D) 14th century
  • 7. Which literary work by an author of the Spanish Golden Age features El Cid as a character?
A) La Regenta by Leopoldo Alas
B) Cantar de Mio Cid
C) La Celestina by de Rojas
D) Don Quixote by Cervantes
  • 8. How did El Cid die?
A) During a duel
B) Assassination
C) Natural causes
D) In battle
  • 9. Which city did El Cid capture from the Moors?
A) Seville
B) Valencia
C) Granada
D) Cordoba
  • 10. What title was El Cid given by the Christian Kingdom he served?
A) Campeador
B) Conquistador
C) Adelantado
D) Marquess
  • 11. El Cid was exiled from his home city of:
A) Seville
B) Toledo
C) Valencia
D) Burgos
  • 12. In the battles against the Moors, El Cid was allied with which Christian kingdom?
A) Navarre
B) Aragon
C) Leon
D) Castile
  • 13. El Cid's wife was named:
A) Jimena
B) Isabella
C) Catalina
D) Beatriz
  • 14. Prior to capturing Valencia, El Cid served the Muslim ruler of:
A) Seville
B) Granada
C) Zaragoza
D) Cordoba
  • 15. El Cid's famous horse was named:
A) Tornado
B) Rocinante
C) Black Beauty
D) Babieca
  • 16. El Cid died in the year:
A) 1187
B) 1099
C) 1066
D) 1138
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