CSET Spanish Subtest 2

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* Romans in Spain - Answer- 200BCE-500CE 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. 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 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) Diego Velázquez - Answer- -*Leading artist of Spanish Golden Age (17th ce.)* -Painter from Seville -*Court painter* for King Philip IV -*h