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CSET SPANISH SUBTEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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CSET SPANISH SUBTEST 2"The __________ of Soledad Montoya is the root of the Andalusian people. It's
not anguish, because__________ lets you smile, nor is it a blinding pain because it
doesn't shed tears; it's an anxiety without an object, a profound love for nothing,
a certainty that death is breathing behind the door" - ANSWERS-sorrow (in
Romancero Gitano)
Andalusia: The Andalusia that Lorca shows through his works is that which can't
be seen but felt: the ancient Andalusia, the Andalusia of the ________, the black
sorrow, the occult. - ANSWERS-Duende
The 'Romancero Gitano' has many different characters, but they are not the
typical characters (by this we mean people) but 'abstract' characters or topics
like... - ANSWERS-violence, death, love, etc.
Romancero Gitano (Gypsy Ballads) is a book of poems by ____________ ,
published in 1928. It's made up of __ ballads revolving around the topic of the
gypsy life style, culture and customs. The ballads reflect: - ANSWERS-1. Federico
Garcia Lorca (his most famous book)
2. 18
3. The pains of the gypsy people who live in the margins of society and are
constantly persecuted by the authorities, and the fight against them and their
repressive laws.
,What did Federico Garcia Lorca write? - ANSWERS-Dramas: Bodas de sangre,
Yerma, La casa de bernarda Alba
Poetry: Libro de poemas, Canciones,
MOST FAMOUS: Romancero gitano (gypsy)
The largest Gothic Cathedral in the world, constructed in the 15th Century -
ANSWERS-The Catedral de Sevilla
Constructed in 1328, this palace was the residence of King Alfonso XI. During the
Reconquest, it housed the Catholic Kings including Isabella y Ferdinand -
ANSWERS-El Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos en Córdoba
Also known as the Monastery of San Lorenzo the Royal of Escorial, this is a
famous palace in Spain that was constructed by King Phillip(Felipe II) at the end of
the 16th Century. It was built in a style called desornamentado (undressed) -
ANSWERS-El Escorial
a museum in Madrid that is famous for its neoclassical architecture and for
housing many famous works of art - ANSWERS-El Prado
Using more words than necessary to say something. (As in Lorca's "lo lleva codo a
codo" from Romancero Gitano) - ANSWERS-périfrasis/retórico
Federico Garcia Lorca was a member of which group? - ANSWERS-Generation of
27
,The genre in which a real-life-like situation is invaded by something too strange to
believe - ANSWERS-Magical Realism
Magical Realism was born in: - ANSWERS-Colombia
Marti is referred to: - ANSWERS-the Apostle of Cuban Independence
José Marti wrote in what style? - ANSWERS-modernism
José Marti wrote in what style? What books did he write (most famous)? -
ANSWERS-MOST FAMOUS NOVEL: Amistad Funesta
What are some central themes of Gabriela Mistral's poems? - ANSWERS-Nature,
betrayal, love, a mother's love, sorrow and recovery, travel, and Latin American
Facts of Gabriela Mistral - ANSWERS-A female Chilean poet-diplomat, educator
and humanist.
What award did Octavio Paz win in 1990? - ANSWERS-Nobel Prize for literature in
1990.
, What are the characteristics of Modernism (1888-1910)? There are 10. -
ANSWERS-1. Loneliness
2. Sensuality
3. Defense of Indigenism
4. Harmony
5. Exoticism
6. Fine Materials
7. Mythological
8. Sayings/Gallicism
9. Aristocratic
10. Change of meter
Who was the most important modernist? Where was he from? - ANSWERS-Ruben
Dario Nicaragua
This type of writing Gained popularity in mid-13th Century w/ Alfonso X -
ANSWERS-Spanish Prose
The last great poet of middle ages. Wrote Coplas a la muerte de su padre. -
ANSWERS-Jorge Manrique
First to introduce Sonnet into Spanish Literature - ANSWERS-Iñigo López de
Mendoza
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