CSET Spanish Subtest II Questions With Correct Solutions

CSET Spanish Subtest II Questions With Correct Solutions CSET Spanish Subtest II Cuban poet, lived in Mexico, Writes about beauty of indigenous ruins - ANS José Maria Heredia true father of contemporary poetry wrote "good book of love" Castillian Chaucer - ANS Juan Ruiz Archpriest of Hita circle of Spanish poets wanted to work with advant garde art & poetry - ANS Generación de '27 changes after Franco rule in Spain changes in every day life - ANS La Movida 1970's Spain part of Generacion de '27 Spanish poet & playwright symbolism, futurism, surrealism - ANS Federico Garcia Lorca Spanish poet most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms to Spain Siglo de Oro - ANS Garcilasco de la Vega Nicaraguan poet initiated Spanish American modernismo movement in 19th century Prince of Castilian letters - ANS Rubén Darío One of the 1st modern spanish poets most well known "rimas y leyendas" - ANS Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer 17th century nun writer during colonial & baroque women's rights advocate - ANS Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz job of monks in middle ages new writing style "cuaderna via" - ANS El mester /oficio de clerencia 1936-39 republicans (loyal to republic) vs. nationalists (rebels) Led by Francisco Franco - ANS Spanish Civil War Navigates between Caribbean Ocean & Pacific Ocean, 1914 - ANS El canal de Panama "El Cid" Oldest Spanish epic poem is about him fought on Christian & Muslim side during reconquista - ANS Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar *initiated by the Spanish conquistadores *developed by the Monarchy of Spain through admin & missionaries *motivated by trade & spread of Catholicism - ANS Spanish Colonization of Americas - initiated by... - motivation ... against Mayan - ANS Spanish conquest of Yucatán World leaders in cotton - ANS Uruguay *Beginning of 15th century *Western Christian world was about to undergo big changes *Revolution would destroy medieval conscience of the time - ANS Renaissance of Spanish literature *Changes to the library world * books no longer copied by monasteries * new printed editions = incunabula - ANS Printing press First modern novel "Lazarillo" new genre picaresque continued into 20th century with "la familia de Pascual Duarte" by Camilo Jose Cela - ANS Lazarillo de Tormes Everything light turned dark, around 1600 - ANS baroque Money in Nicaragua - ANS cordoba The first Latin America woman to win the Noble Prize in literature - ANS Gabriela Mistral from Chile What was the most glorious era of Spanish literature? - ANS Siglo de oro What dates were the siglo of oro? - ANS Where is Museo del Prado? - ANS Madrid Known as the Spanish conquest of Aztec Empire - ANS Conquest of Mexico Who was the Conquest of Mexico led by and when? - ANS Hernan Cortez, 1519-21 Who negotiated the release of Christian prisoners? - ANS Trinitarians Movement search of the observation of reality in an objective manner - ANS realism Mexican Priest and leader of the Mexican war of Independence - ANS Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Whose remains are in the column of the angels of Independence in DF? - ANS Miguel Hidalgo Had to hide their intelligence during inquisition - ANS Jewish authors 7th largest economy in the world - ANS Brazil Shortest distance between Gulf of Mexico & Pacific Ocean - ANS Istmo of Tehuantepec Who are the actual king & queen of Spain? - ANS Felipe VI and Letizia What play established Calderon de la Barca? - ANS Amor, honor, y poder 1623 Which Argentine general led the battle of independence from Spain? - ANS José de San Martin Who was one of the great liberators of South America? - ANS José de San Martin Countries and cities are capitalized? - ANS True Words derived from countries and cities are capitalized? (ie-Mexican) - ANS False Irrigation in Spanish? - ANS riego How was Inca engineering great? - ANS riego, acueductos, monumentos La Celestina author and year - ANS Fernando de Rojas, 1499 What name is synonymous with witch? - ANS Celestina What was important about Calisto & Melibea? - ANS It marked the end of the medieval and beginning of renaissance in Spain Who co-founded the United Farm Workers Association? - ANS Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta What is the main mountain range in PR? - ANS La Cordillera Central Spanish poet in postwar generation - ANS José Hierro Nicaraguan political group overthrew Somoza & governed Nicaragua from - ANS Sandinistas What was the most advanced civilization before the Spaniards? - ANS Maya Who wrote the poem La Arucana? - ANS Alonso de Ercilla What was the theme of La Arucana? - ANS The Spanish conquest of Chile Mexican President for 5 terms, from Oaxaca - ANS Benito Juarez The majority of Latinoamericana music is... - ANS mix of African and native rhythms Painter in the Spanish renaissance who painted religious themes - ANS El Greco Where did Lorca become friends with Picasso & Dali? - ANS Madrid What were the themes of Spanish poet, Lorca? - ANS folklóricos, tradicionales, difference, isolation, sexuality Who is known for realismo magico? - ANS Gabriel Garcia Marquez Descendants of Muslim population, converted to Christianity under threat of Ferdinand & Isabelle - ANS Moriscos Conquest of Peru, led by Francisco Pizarro, Captured emperor Atahualpa - ANS Battle of Cajamarca Food fight, last Wed. in Aug., town of Bunol in Spain - ANS La Tomatina Who wrote, "y no lo trago la tierra" about TX Mexican American farmworkers? - ANS Tomás Rivera Who is known as "El centauro del Norte"? - ANS Pancho Villa Spanish novelist, Generation '98, compared new & old Spain, simple compact writing style - ANS José Martinez Ruiz Spanish conquest of Peru date? - ANS 1532 Developed the concept of 0 - ANS Mayas Independence day Argentina - ANS July 9th Sor Leonor & Salome were from... - ANS Dominican Republic Year of Mexican war of Independence - ANS 1810 Venezuelan currency - ANS bolivar fuerte Conquered the Incas - ANS Francisco Pizarro What was Diego Rivera influenced by? - ANS post impressionism & cubism Concierto de Aranjuez - ANS Joaquin Rodrigo Capital of Incan empire - ANS Cuzco Generacion 27, won Nobel Prize in '56 - ANS Juan Ramon Jimenez Honduras currency - ANS el lempira Treaty for Mexican Independence - ANS Tratado de Cordoba Member Generacion 27, "pure" poetry - ANS Jorge Guillen Mayan civilization had a complex... - ANS writing system Year the Real Academia Espanola formed - ANS 1713 Author of Don Quixote de la Mancha - ANS Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Years El Cid was written - ANS What work started the picaresca novels? - ANS Don Quixote Who discovered Florida? - ANS de León How did Lorca die? - ANS killed in the Spanish Civil War In what century did poetry become popular again in Spain? - ANS 15th La Gran Columbia split into 3 parts in 1830 - ANS Quito, Venezuela, Nueva Granada Ex president of Costa Rica - ANS Oscar Arias Sanchez Mexican-American wedding cookie - ANS pan de polvo Large producer of copper - ANS Chile Argentine novelist, Latin American Boom, modern master of short story, experimental writing techniques - ANS Julio Cortazar Uruguayan playwright, poet, uses supernatural & bizarre to show man's struggle - ANS Horacio Quiroga Influenced progressive realism, man bound to his destiny - ANS Naturalism Idea that knowledge derives from experience - ANS Empiricism Well known authors of Generacion 98 - ANS Machado, Unamuno, del Valle What city is famous for silver mining? - ANS Taxco National dance of Mexico - ANS El Jarabe Tapatio Highest altitude capitals? - ANS La Paz, Bolivia & Quito Outcome of the Spanish Civil War? - ANS Nationalists won & Franco ruled for 36 years oldest Spanish poem - ANS El cantar del mio Cid Mexican writer & diplomat, one of the most influential writers of 20th century & one of greatest Hispanic poets ever - ANS Octavio Paz Philosophical & artistic revaluation of Spanish society, After Spanish-American War - ANS Generacion 98 Decline in culture with the fall of Roman Empire & the barbarians - ANS Medieval Literature in Spain 2 examples of Arabic influence in Spain - ANS El Palacio de Alhambra & Mezquita de Cordoba Mexico vs. U.S., result of U.S. annexation of Texas - ANS Mexican-American war Spain vs. U.S., result of U.S. intervention in Cuban war of Independence - ANS 1898 Spanish American War 17th century, military defeats (Spanish Armada), end of Habsburg King of Spain - ANS Decline of Spain Wrote episodios nacionales, Spanish realist novelist, 2nd only to Cervantes - ANS Benito Perez Galdos Under the crown of Isabella & Ferdinand, Joint rule of kingdoms & created Spanish monarchy - ANS Spanish conquest 1609 King Phillip III of Spain - ANS Expulsion of Moriscos To maintain Catholic control, expulsion of Muros & Judios de Espana - Ferdinand & Isabella - 1478 - ANS The Spanish Inquisition 11th century, simple annotations, glosas silenses & Emilianenses, named after when they were found - ANS Oldest books in Castilian Argentine author wrote Don Segundo Sombra - ANS Ricardo Guiraldes Theme of Don Segundo Sombra - ANS Gaucho protagonist His works mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature - ANS Jorge Luis Borges