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 seamless adaptation and inclusion of villancicos and Spanish folk songs into his opera emphasizes a
REGIONALISM that counters the hegemonic Francoist narrative of a unified Spain. Though the work was
never performed during the Franco regime, nor during Nin-Culmell's life time, it exemplifies Nin-
Culmell's construction of Spanish identity, embracing a pluralistic Spain of multivalent national
identities.
La Celestina (zarzuela)
lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic
and popular song, as well as dance.
Se difunde entonces a través de la radio, el cine y el disco, llega a todos los ámbitos del mundo de habla
hispana como signo de identidad nacional. Por todo esto conocer hoy en día las joyas del género lírico
español significa descubrir una bella y divertida expresión artística, un perfume de España... la
________.
ZARAUELAS
began to write the historical poem El Pelayo during his stay in the monastery. The poem was never
completed. Later he wrote the novel Sancho Saldaña. His other important works include El estudiante de
Salamanca and El Diablo Mundo, long lyric poems, the latter remained unfinished. Many of his works
display the tendencies of Romanticism, and along with José Zorrilla he is considered Spain's most
important Romantic poet, as well as the most rebellious.
Jose de Espronceda
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 seamless adaptation and inclusion of villancicos and Spanish folk songs into his opera emphasizes a
REGIONALISM that counters the hegemonic Francoist narrative of a unified Spain. Though the work was
never performed during the Franco regime, nor during Nin-Culmell's life time, it exemplifies Nin-
Culmell's construction of Spanish identity, embracing a pluralistic Spain of multivalent national
identities.
La Celestina (zarzuela)
lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic
and popular song, as well as dance.
Se difunde entonces a través de la radio, el cine y el disco, llega a todos los ámbitos del mundo de habla
hispana como signo de identidad nacional. Por todo esto conocer hoy en día las joyas del género lírico
español significa descubrir una bella y divertida expresión artística, un perfume de España... la
________.
ZARAUELAS
began to write the historical poem El Pelayo during his stay in the monastery. The poem was never
completed. Later he wrote the novel Sancho Saldaña. His other important works include El estudiante de
Salamanca and El Diablo Mundo, long lyric poems, the latter remained unfinished. Many of his works
display the tendencies of Romanticism, and along with José Zorrilla he is considered Spain's most
important Romantic poet, as well as the most rebellious.
Jose de Espronceda
