Cantar de mio Cid quiz
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Who are the infantes de Carrión to the Cid?
Answer: His sons-in-law
Why: Their weddings to the Cid's daughters are celebrated in Valencia with festivities lasting fifteen days.
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What drives the Cid into exile in the poem?
Answer: Slander
Why: The oath at Santa Gadea, where Rodrigo makes Alfonso swear innocence of his brother's death, comes from later chronicles and ballads.
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How many horses does the Cid's first gift to his king include?
Answer: 30
Why: The gifts keep growing: Minaya later brings the king 100 horses, and after that 200.
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Who is the Cid's wife?
Answer: Jimena
Why: The real Jimena Díaz held Valencia after Rodrigo's death until 1102, when the Almoravids forced her out.
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Which bird appears as an omen when the Cid leaves Vivar?
Answer: Crow
Why: The crow on his right as he leaves Vivar is a good sign; on his left as he enters Burgos, it is a bad one.
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On which feast day does the Cantar say the Cid died?
Answer: Pentecost
Why: History disagrees: the real Rodrigo Díaz died in Valencia on 10 July 1099, weeks after that year's Pentecost.
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