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