CSET Spanish Subtest 2 2027 | 100% Correct Answers | A+
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Question 1.
Spain today (politics, economy, geography, culture)
Correct Answer: -*Democracy under parliamentary constitutional monarchy*
-*Member of EU* -*Majority Roman Catholic* (religious freedom) -*Tourism* is
one of the main sources of income. -Important developers/producers of
*renewable energy*, in particular *solar power*. -*strong economy, high
quality of life* -*SW Europe, Iberian Peninsula to the south of France and
Andorra and to the east of Portugal. It has coastlines on the Bay of Biscay (a
part of the Atlantic Ocean) and the Mediterranean Sea.* -*mostly flat plains +
Pyrenees Mountains* -siesta/lunch from 2-5 -*tapas* (appetizers), *paella*,
*gazpacho*, *wine* -epiphany/three kings day (día de los reyes): Jan.6th, leave
out shoes for gifts -*flamenco music and bullfights*
Question 2.
Romans in Spain
Correct Answer: 200BCE-500CE
Question 3.
Spanish Cinema
Correct Answer: -*1930s: Luis Buñuel* was the first Spanish director to be
recognized internationally (films: Belle de Jour, Ese oscuro objeto del deseo),
associated with the *surrealist* movement. -*Carlos Saura* (La Madriguera,
Cría Cuervos, Sweet Hours): world- known Spanish director in the 1950s.
-Present: *Pedro Almodóvar's* works (Todo acerca de mi madre, Volver) are
well known in both Europe and the Americas.
Question 4.
Zarzuela
Correct Answer: *-Performance art mixing music and theater* *-popular with
royalty/elite in 17th ce. Spain,* *-opera -> decline in popularity (but continued
in Cuba, etc.) until 19th and 20th ce.* -Amadeo Vives=famous composer
Question 5.
Spanish Architecture
Correct Answer: -varied across history -*significant Roman influence* from
when it was part of the Roman empire -then incorp. *Arab features*, esp. in
Córdoba, under Moors domination -Romanesque and *gothic elements*
integrated later -2oth ce. --> *Modernism (Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona)*
,-contemporary architects internationally recognized (Moneo, Calavatra)
Question 6.
Diego Velázquez
Correct Answer: -*Leading artist of Spanish Golden Age (17th ce.)* -Painter
from Seville -*Court painter* for King Philip IV -*historical and cultural
portraits* of royalty, nobles, commoners -*most famous painting = Las
Meninas* ~Baroque portrayal of Margarita (King's daughter) surrounded by
maids of honor & members of court ~very complex, plays with
illusion/reality/perspective/audience ~In Madrid museum, widely analyzed
-*Inspiration/model for many future artists*
Question 7.
Frida Kahlo
Correct Answer: -*20th ce. Mexican painter*, married Diego Rivera -Had polio
as a child, other health issues -*Used bright colors and simple/primitive forms,
rooted in Mexican + Amerindian culture* -*influenced by surrealism* -*known
for self-portraits + depictions of female form*
Question 8.
Ernesto Sábato
Correct Answer: -*Argentinian writer* -*started writing+painting after WWII*
-translated science books, wrote many essays+articles on literature, science,
metaphysics, and politics
Question 9.
Fernando Botero
Correct Answer: -*present-day Colombian painter* -*Figurative paintings, uses
exaggerated + disproportionate volumes to depict human figure*, adding
humorous details to show criticism + irony -his style = *Boterismo*
Question 10.
Three Tenors
Correct Answer: -*1990's and 2000's* -Spaniards: Plácido Domingo and José
Carreras -Italian: Pavarotti -Been in many famous operas (Carmen, Madame
Butterfly, etc.)
Question 11.
Francisco Goya
,Correct Answer: -*(18th ce.), Spanish Painter*
-baroque->rococo->neoclassicism+expressionism -*first artist to paint what
he wanted instead of what church/king told him to paint* -great influence for
modern artists -mostly historic paintings
Question 12.
José Clemente Orozco
Correct Answer: -*Mexican painter, one of 3 main Mexican muralists, painted
murals after the Mexican revolution* -focused on revolution, *human
condition*, pre-Colombian culture -messages of *social justice for working
class and indigenous people*
Question 13.
Diego Rivera
Correct Answer: -*Mexican painter, one of 3 main Mexican muralists, painted
murals after the Mexican revolution* -One of most famous muralists in the
world -influenced by Italian renaissance and Russian communist movement
-focused on revolution, *revalorization of indigenous Mexican roots*, symbols
+ historical figures from colonial period -very *political artistic messages*
• David Alfaro Siqueiros -✓✓-*Mexican painter, one of 3 main Mexican
muralists, painted murals after the Mexican revolution* -focused on
revolution, *Pre-Colombian culture* and its relationship with colonial culture
in Mexico -more realistic works -very influenced by politics, *Marxist
messages*
Question 14.
Celia Cruz
Correct Answer: -*Cuban singer known as the queen of salsa* -her music
became a worldwide success -most influential figure of Cuban music in 20th
ce.
Question 15.
Salvador Dalí
Correct Answer: -*20th ce. Spanish surrealist painter*, started as a cubist
-influenced by other artists in Paris -*highly imaginative, bizarre works* -*"La
persistencia de la memoria" (melting clocks)*
Question 16.
Isabel Allende
Correct Answer: -*(1950s-) Writer*, born in Peru, considered *Chilean* -works
mixed fantastic & real (*magic realism*) -"La casa de los espiritus": 4
, generations of Chilean family, examines *sociopolitical issues* in postcolonial
Chile
Question 17.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Correct Answer: -*(1940s-) Peruvian writer*, wrote novels + political narrative
pieces -genre: *realism, political topics* -examines *vulgarity of human
nature* -received Nobel Prize for literature in 2010
Question 18.
Alhambra
Correct Answer: -*Large palace complex built in 12th-13th ce.* Granada when
Moors occupied Spain -When Spaniards recovered land, Catholic kings built
their own palaces, so Alhambra has *both Islamic and Christian architectural
elements* -known for *ornamentation* (marble, stucco, tile) -important tourist
site, UNESCO world heritage site
Question 19.
Popol Vuh (El libro de consejo)
Correct Answer: -Written in Mayan-Quiché language, translated to Spanish,
controversy over who wrote and translated book -*Compilation of Mayan
myths explaining creation of world, Mayan history, some Mayan traditions*
-very important source about pre-Colombian Mayan people
Question 20.
Pablo Picasso
Correct Answer: -*(late 19th, 20th ce.) Spanish painter, known for cubist
paintings and surrealist works* -also book illustrations and ceramics -inspired
by Goya, etc., *political inspiration* -*hated the fascist government of Franco,
turned to communism* -prolific, internationally famous artist -*"Guernica"*
Question 21.
Felix Lope de Vega
Correct Answer: -*(16th, 17th ce.) Spanish writer*, wrote poetry, plays, prose
-*Founded Teatro Nacional de España, known as father of modern comedy*
-topics: *national history, honor* -"El perro de hortelano," "El peregrino,"
"Rimas Sacras"
Assured
Question 1.
Spain today (politics, economy, geography, culture)
Correct Answer: -*Democracy under parliamentary constitutional monarchy*
-*Member of EU* -*Majority Roman Catholic* (religious freedom) -*Tourism* is
one of the main sources of income. -Important developers/producers of
*renewable energy*, in particular *solar power*. -*strong economy, high
quality of life* -*SW Europe, Iberian Peninsula to the south of France and
Andorra and to the east of Portugal. It has coastlines on the Bay of Biscay (a
part of the Atlantic Ocean) and the Mediterranean Sea.* -*mostly flat plains +
Pyrenees Mountains* -siesta/lunch from 2-5 -*tapas* (appetizers), *paella*,
*gazpacho*, *wine* -epiphany/three kings day (día de los reyes): Jan.6th, leave
out shoes for gifts -*flamenco music and bullfights*
Question 2.
Romans in Spain
Correct Answer: 200BCE-500CE
Question 3.
Spanish Cinema
Correct Answer: -*1930s: Luis Buñuel* was the first Spanish director to be
recognized internationally (films: Belle de Jour, Ese oscuro objeto del deseo),
associated with the *surrealist* movement. -*Carlos Saura* (La Madriguera,
Cría Cuervos, Sweet Hours): world- known Spanish director in the 1950s.
-Present: *Pedro Almodóvar's* works (Todo acerca de mi madre, Volver) are
well known in both Europe and the Americas.
Question 4.
Zarzuela
Correct Answer: *-Performance art mixing music and theater* *-popular with
royalty/elite in 17th ce. Spain,* *-opera -> decline in popularity (but continued
in Cuba, etc.) until 19th and 20th ce.* -Amadeo Vives=famous composer
Question 5.
Spanish Architecture
Correct Answer: -varied across history -*significant Roman influence* from
when it was part of the Roman empire -then incorp. *Arab features*, esp. in
Córdoba, under Moors domination -Romanesque and *gothic elements*
integrated later -2oth ce. --> *Modernism (Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona)*
,-contemporary architects internationally recognized (Moneo, Calavatra)
Question 6.
Diego Velázquez
Correct Answer: -*Leading artist of Spanish Golden Age (17th ce.)* -Painter
from Seville -*Court painter* for King Philip IV -*historical and cultural
portraits* of royalty, nobles, commoners -*most famous painting = Las
Meninas* ~Baroque portrayal of Margarita (King's daughter) surrounded by
maids of honor & members of court ~very complex, plays with
illusion/reality/perspective/audience ~In Madrid museum, widely analyzed
-*Inspiration/model for many future artists*
Question 7.
Frida Kahlo
Correct Answer: -*20th ce. Mexican painter*, married Diego Rivera -Had polio
as a child, other health issues -*Used bright colors and simple/primitive forms,
rooted in Mexican + Amerindian culture* -*influenced by surrealism* -*known
for self-portraits + depictions of female form*
Question 8.
Ernesto Sábato
Correct Answer: -*Argentinian writer* -*started writing+painting after WWII*
-translated science books, wrote many essays+articles on literature, science,
metaphysics, and politics
Question 9.
Fernando Botero
Correct Answer: -*present-day Colombian painter* -*Figurative paintings, uses
exaggerated + disproportionate volumes to depict human figure*, adding
humorous details to show criticism + irony -his style = *Boterismo*
Question 10.
Three Tenors
Correct Answer: -*1990's and 2000's* -Spaniards: Plácido Domingo and José
Carreras -Italian: Pavarotti -Been in many famous operas (Carmen, Madame
Butterfly, etc.)
Question 11.
Francisco Goya
,Correct Answer: -*(18th ce.), Spanish Painter*
-baroque->rococo->neoclassicism+expressionism -*first artist to paint what
he wanted instead of what church/king told him to paint* -great influence for
modern artists -mostly historic paintings
Question 12.
José Clemente Orozco
Correct Answer: -*Mexican painter, one of 3 main Mexican muralists, painted
murals after the Mexican revolution* -focused on revolution, *human
condition*, pre-Colombian culture -messages of *social justice for working
class and indigenous people*
Question 13.
Diego Rivera
Correct Answer: -*Mexican painter, one of 3 main Mexican muralists, painted
murals after the Mexican revolution* -One of most famous muralists in the
world -influenced by Italian renaissance and Russian communist movement
-focused on revolution, *revalorization of indigenous Mexican roots*, symbols
+ historical figures from colonial period -very *political artistic messages*
• David Alfaro Siqueiros -✓✓-*Mexican painter, one of 3 main Mexican
muralists, painted murals after the Mexican revolution* -focused on
revolution, *Pre-Colombian culture* and its relationship with colonial culture
in Mexico -more realistic works -very influenced by politics, *Marxist
messages*
Question 14.
Celia Cruz
Correct Answer: -*Cuban singer known as the queen of salsa* -her music
became a worldwide success -most influential figure of Cuban music in 20th
ce.
Question 15.
Salvador Dalí
Correct Answer: -*20th ce. Spanish surrealist painter*, started as a cubist
-influenced by other artists in Paris -*highly imaginative, bizarre works* -*"La
persistencia de la memoria" (melting clocks)*
Question 16.
Isabel Allende
Correct Answer: -*(1950s-) Writer*, born in Peru, considered *Chilean* -works
mixed fantastic & real (*magic realism*) -"La casa de los espiritus": 4
, generations of Chilean family, examines *sociopolitical issues* in postcolonial
Chile
Question 17.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Correct Answer: -*(1940s-) Peruvian writer*, wrote novels + political narrative
pieces -genre: *realism, political topics* -examines *vulgarity of human
nature* -received Nobel Prize for literature in 2010
Question 18.
Alhambra
Correct Answer: -*Large palace complex built in 12th-13th ce.* Granada when
Moors occupied Spain -When Spaniards recovered land, Catholic kings built
their own palaces, so Alhambra has *both Islamic and Christian architectural
elements* -known for *ornamentation* (marble, stucco, tile) -important tourist
site, UNESCO world heritage site
Question 19.
Popol Vuh (El libro de consejo)
Correct Answer: -Written in Mayan-Quiché language, translated to Spanish,
controversy over who wrote and translated book -*Compilation of Mayan
myths explaining creation of world, Mayan history, some Mayan traditions*
-very important source about pre-Colombian Mayan people
Question 20.
Pablo Picasso
Correct Answer: -*(late 19th, 20th ce.) Spanish painter, known for cubist
paintings and surrealist works* -also book illustrations and ceramics -inspired
by Goya, etc., *political inspiration* -*hated the fascist government of Franco,
turned to communism* -prolific, internationally famous artist -*"Guernica"*
Question 21.
Felix Lope de Vega
Correct Answer: -*(16th, 17th ce.) Spanish writer*, wrote poetry, plays, prose
-*Founded Teatro Nacional de España, known as father of modern comedy*
-topics: *national history, honor* -"El perro de hortelano," "El peregrino,"
"Rimas Sacras"
