CSET SPANISH SUBTEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
Spain today (politics, economy, geography, culture)
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:
Romans in Spain
Answer:
200BCE-500CE
Question:
Spanish Cinema
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:
,Zarzuela
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:
Spanish Architecture
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:
Diego Velázquez
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:
Frida Kahlo
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:
Ernesto Sábato
Answer:
-*Argentinian writer* *started writing+painting after WWII* translated science books, wrote many
essays+articles on literature, science, metaphysics, and politics
Question:
Fernando Botero
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:
Three Tenors
Answer:
-*1990's and 2000's* Spaniards: Plácido Domingo and José Carreras Italian: Pavarotti Been in many
famous operas (Carmen, Madame Butterfly, etc.)
Question:
Francisco Goya
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:
José Clemente Orozco
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:
Diego Rivera
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*
Question:
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Answer:
-*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:
Celia Cruz
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:
Salvador Dalí
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)*
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
Spain today (politics, economy, geography, culture)
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:
Romans in Spain
Answer:
200BCE-500CE
Question:
Spanish Cinema
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:
,Zarzuela
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:
Spanish Architecture
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:
Diego Velázquez
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:
Frida Kahlo
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:
Ernesto Sábato
Answer:
-*Argentinian writer* *started writing+painting after WWII* translated science books, wrote many
essays+articles on literature, science, metaphysics, and politics
Question:
Fernando Botero
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:
Three Tenors
Answer:
-*1990's and 2000's* Spaniards: Plácido Domingo and José Carreras Italian: Pavarotti Been in many
famous operas (Carmen, Madame Butterfly, etc.)
Question:
Francisco Goya
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:
José Clemente Orozco
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:
Diego Rivera
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*
Question:
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Answer:
-*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:
Celia Cruz
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:
Salvador Dalí
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)*
