CSET SPANISH SUBTEST 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) 100%
CORRECT | UPDATED 2024
What happens in the Romance de la perdida de Alhama? (anonymous, 1482)
Spanish town bears bad news that the town has fallen to the moors. He condemns everyone for
letting the tragedy happen, but a wise arabic man tells the truth that the king did nothing to help the
town either.
Latin American Boom (What was it? When did it happen? Who were the major writers? What is it also
called?)
Latin America during 1960s & 1970
1.PUSHING of TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETAL NORMS
Major figures of the boom include Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Mario
Vargas Llosa. Juan Rulfo.
The Cuban poet and essayist José Martí became involved at a young age in efforts to free Cuba from
rule. What happened to him during an invasion of Cuba in 1895?
Spanish rule.
Jailed and exiled for his activities, he died in 1895 during an invasion of Cuba that he had helped plan
while living abroad.
Federico Garcia Lorca was a member of which group?
Generation of 27
The genre in which a real-life-like situation is invaded by something too strange to believe
,Magical Realism
Magical Realism was born in:
Colombia
Marti is referred to:
the Apostle of Cuban Independence
José Marti wrote in what style?
modernism
José Marti wrote in what style? What books did he write (most famous)?
MOST FAMOUS NOVEL: Amistad Funesta
The writings of Cuban poet Jose Marti strongly reflected his dedication to .
liberty and his determination to achieve Cuban independence (liberalism).
Which rulers established the Spanish Inquisition? When was it established?
,A court established during reign of Fernando II or Aragon & Isabel I of Castile in 1480.
Islands Melilla and Ceuta are north of , and they are much less significant than the Balearic
and Canary islands.
Morocco
1904-1914 saw the construction of what in Central America?
The Panama Canal
What movement was Romanticism against?
against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general.
UNAMUNO IS PART OF WHAT LITERARY MOVEMENT
EXISTENCIALISM.
ALSO, POSITIVISM, RATIONALISM
African influence is seen in WHICH country's MUSIC
the Carribbean
, cúpula
Dome
the mseamless madaptation mand minclusion mof mvillancicos mand mSpanish mfolk msongs minto mhis mopera
memphasizes ma mREGIONALISM mthat mcounters mthe mhegemonic mFrancoist mnarrative mof ma munified mSpain.
mThough mthe mwork mwas mnever mperformed mduring mthe mFranco mregime, mnor mduring mNin-Culmell's mlife
mtime, mit mexemplifies mNin- mCulmell's mconstruction mof mSpanish midentity, membracing ma mpluralistic mSpain
mof mmultivalent mnational midentities.
La mCelestina m(zarzuela)
lyric-dramatic mgenre mthat malternates mbetween mspoken mand msung mscenes, mthe mlatter mincorporating
moperatic mand mpopular msong, mas mwell mas mdance.
Se mdifunde mentonces ma mtravés mde mla mradio, mel mcine my mel mdisco, mllega ma mtodos mlos mámbitos mdel
mmundo mde mhabla mhispana mcomo msigno mde midentidad mnacional. mPor mtodo mesto mconocer mhoy men mdía
mlas mjoyas mdel mgénero mlírico mespañol msignifica mdescubrir muna mbella my mdivertida mexpresión martística, mun
mperfume mde mEspaña... mla
.
ZARAUELAS
began mto mwrite mthe mhistorical mpoem mEl mPelayo mduring mhis mstay min mthe mmonastery. mThe mpoem mwas
mnever mcompleted. mLater mhe mwrote mthe mnovel mSancho mSaldaña. mHis mother mimportant mworks minclude
mEl mestudiante mde mSalamanca mand mEl mDiablo mMundo, mlong mlyric mpoems, mthe mlatter mremained
munfinished. mMany mof mhis mworks mdisplay mthe mtendencies mof mRomanticism, mand malong mwith mJosé
mZorrilla mhe mis mconsidered mSpain's mmost mimportant mRomantic mpoet, mas mwell mas mthe mmost mrebellious.
Jose mde mEspronceda
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) 100%
CORRECT | UPDATED 2024
What happens in the Romance de la perdida de Alhama? (anonymous, 1482)
Spanish town bears bad news that the town has fallen to the moors. He condemns everyone for
letting the tragedy happen, but a wise arabic man tells the truth that the king did nothing to help the
town either.
Latin American Boom (What was it? When did it happen? Who were the major writers? What is it also
called?)
Latin America during 1960s & 1970
1.PUSHING of TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETAL NORMS
Major figures of the boom include Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Mario
Vargas Llosa. Juan Rulfo.
The Cuban poet and essayist José Martí became involved at a young age in efforts to free Cuba from
rule. What happened to him during an invasion of Cuba in 1895?
Spanish rule.
Jailed and exiled for his activities, he died in 1895 during an invasion of Cuba that he had helped plan
while living abroad.
Federico Garcia Lorca was a member of which group?
Generation of 27
The genre in which a real-life-like situation is invaded by something too strange to believe
,Magical Realism
Magical Realism was born in:
Colombia
Marti is referred to:
the Apostle of Cuban Independence
José Marti wrote in what style?
modernism
José Marti wrote in what style? What books did he write (most famous)?
MOST FAMOUS NOVEL: Amistad Funesta
The writings of Cuban poet Jose Marti strongly reflected his dedication to .
liberty and his determination to achieve Cuban independence (liberalism).
Which rulers established the Spanish Inquisition? When was it established?
,A court established during reign of Fernando II or Aragon & Isabel I of Castile in 1480.
Islands Melilla and Ceuta are north of , and they are much less significant than the Balearic
and Canary islands.
Morocco
1904-1914 saw the construction of what in Central America?
The Panama Canal
What movement was Romanticism against?
against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general.
UNAMUNO IS PART OF WHAT LITERARY MOVEMENT
EXISTENCIALISM.
ALSO, POSITIVISM, RATIONALISM
African influence is seen in WHICH country's MUSIC
the Carribbean
, cúpula
Dome
the mseamless madaptation mand minclusion mof mvillancicos mand mSpanish mfolk msongs minto mhis mopera
memphasizes ma mREGIONALISM mthat mcounters mthe mhegemonic mFrancoist mnarrative mof ma munified mSpain.
mThough mthe mwork mwas mnever mperformed mduring mthe mFranco mregime, mnor mduring mNin-Culmell's mlife
mtime, mit mexemplifies mNin- mCulmell's mconstruction mof mSpanish midentity, membracing ma mpluralistic mSpain
mof mmultivalent mnational midentities.
La mCelestina m(zarzuela)
lyric-dramatic mgenre mthat malternates mbetween mspoken mand msung mscenes, mthe mlatter mincorporating
moperatic mand mpopular msong, mas mwell mas mdance.
Se mdifunde mentonces ma mtravés mde mla mradio, mel mcine my mel mdisco, mllega ma mtodos mlos mámbitos mdel
mmundo mde mhabla mhispana mcomo msigno mde midentidad mnacional. mPor mtodo mesto mconocer mhoy men mdía
mlas mjoyas mdel mgénero mlírico mespañol msignifica mdescubrir muna mbella my mdivertida mexpresión martística, mun
mperfume mde mEspaña... mla
.
ZARAUELAS
began mto mwrite mthe mhistorical mpoem mEl mPelayo mduring mhis mstay min mthe mmonastery. mThe mpoem mwas
mnever mcompleted. mLater mhe mwrote mthe mnovel mSancho mSaldaña. mHis mother mimportant mworks minclude
mEl mestudiante mde mSalamanca mand mEl mDiablo mMundo, mlong mlyric mpoems, mthe mlatter mremained
munfinished. mMany mof mhis mworks mdisplay mthe mtendencies mof mRomanticism, mand malong mwith mJosé
mZorrilla mhe mis mconsidered mSpain's mmost mimportant mRomantic mpoet, mas mwell mas mthe mmost mrebellious.
Jose mde mEspronceda
