Spanish CSET Subtest II 78 Questions
and Answers
They worksy ofy whichy ofy they followingy writersy arey representativey ofy they Latiny Americany Boom?
A.y Octavioy Paz
B.y Horacioy Quiroga
C.y Julioy Cortazar
D.y Gabriely Mistraly -y
y
y(C)
yJulioy Cortazary isy they writery whosey worksy arey representativey ofy they nuevay novelay
hispanoamericanay movementy ofy they 1960's
Latiny Americany literaturey witnessedy they onsety ofy chroniclesy asy ay resulty ofy whichy ofy they followingy
events?
A.y Mexican-Americany War
B.y Independencey ofy Americay fromy Europe
C.y Spanishy Civily War
D.y Arrivaly ofy they Spaniardsy iny they Newy Worldy -y
y
y(D)
Chroniclesy arey they writingsy ofy they earlyy Spaniardsy arrivaly sy toy they Newy Worldy aroundy they
fifteenthy century.y They purposey wasy toy narratey theiry adventures,y describey they newy realityy
encountered,y justifyy theiry actions,y andy takey credity fory theiry deedsy andy discoveries.
Antithesisy -y
y
y (n.)y they directy opposite,y ay sharpy contrast
Metaphory -y
y
y Ay comparisony withouty usingy likey ory as
Hyperboley -y
y
yAy figurey ofy speechy thaty usesy exaggerationy toy expressy strongy emotion,y makey ay point,y ory evokey
humor
Metonymyy -y
y
yAy figurey ofy speechy iny whichy oney wordy ory phrasey isy substitutedy fory anothery withy whichy ity isy
closelyy associatedy (suchy asy "crown"y fory "royalty").
Similey -y
y
y Ay comparisony usingy "like"y ory "as"
Whichy ofy they followingy besty describesy any importanty reasony fory they renaissancey ofy Spanishy
literaturey duringy they earlyy yearsy ofy they twentiethy century?
A.y ay criticaly analysisy ofy Spanishy culturey followingy they country'sy defeaty iny they Spanish-Americany
Wary ofy 1898
, B.y any interesty iny scientificy realismy iny responsey toy they ideasy ofy Darwinismy
C.y ay spirity ofy optimismy rootedy iny they economicy prosperityy followingy Spain'sy industrialization
D.y any assertiony ofy nationaly identityy iny supporty ofy they restoredy monarchyy -y
y
y(A)
Spain'sy defeaty iny they Spanish-Americany Wary wasy ay majory blowy toy they country'sy internationaly
prestige.y Iny response,y ay groupy ofy Spanishy intellectualsy andy writersy knowny asy they Generationy ofy
1898y focusedy theiry energiesy ony any analysisy ofy they country'sy problemsy andy destinyy iny any efforty toy
promotey ay sensey ofy nationaly pride.y Theiry worky resultedy iny ay majory rey invigorationy ofy Spanishy
literature.
Whichy ofy they followingy besty describesy they opposingy socialy andy politicaly forcesy iny they Spanishy
Civily Wary ofy 1930s?
A.y landlordsy andy they armyy againsty defendersy ofy they Catholicy Church
B.y liberaly supportersy ofy ay republicany governmenty againsty conservativey proponentsy ofy ay fascist-
orientedy government
C.y nationalisty andy socialistsy againsty communistsy andy anarchistsy
D.y conservativey supportersy ofy ay monarchicaly governmenty againsty radicaly proponentsy ofy ay militaryy
dictatorshipy -y
y
y(B)
Politicaly changesy iny Spainy duringy they Secondy Republicy ofy they 1930sy polarizedy they countryy
politically.y Ony they left,y ay groupy ofy liberalsy whoy supportedy republicany governmenty drewy supporty
fromy workers,y agriculturaly laborers,y intellectuals,y andy certainy elementsy ofy they middley class.y Theyy
werey opposedy byy ay groupy ofy conservativey landowners,y business-people,y andy manyy leaders.y They
conservatives'y victoryy iny they Civily Wary resultedy iny they creationy ofy ay fascist-orientedy government.
Iny 1914,y Mexicany anthropologisty Manuely Gamioy wrotey thaty Mexicoy didy noty constitutey ay nationy
iny they Europeany sense,y buty rathery wasy madey upy manyy smally nationsy thaty differedy iny speech,y
economy,y socialy organization,y andy psychology.y Garmio'sy viewy ofy Mexicoy besty describesy whichy ofy
they followingy aspectsy ofy Mexicany society?
A.y they decentralizedy formy ofy governmenty iny Mexicoy andy they administrativey autonomyy giveny toy
regionaly officials
B.y they differenty interestsy andy goalsy ofy socialy classesy withiny they rigidy classy structurey ofy Mexicany
society
C.y they resistancey ofy they country'sy disparatey geographicaly regionsy toy unitingy undery ay centraly
governmenty followingy independence
D.y they existencey ofy largey populationsy ofy indigenousy andy mixed-bloody peopley withy diversey
culturaly traditionsy -y
y
y y ( Dy )
and Answers
They worksy ofy whichy ofy they followingy writersy arey representativey ofy they Latiny Americany Boom?
A.y Octavioy Paz
B.y Horacioy Quiroga
C.y Julioy Cortazar
D.y Gabriely Mistraly -y
y
y(C)
yJulioy Cortazary isy they writery whosey worksy arey representativey ofy they nuevay novelay
hispanoamericanay movementy ofy they 1960's
Latiny Americany literaturey witnessedy they onsety ofy chroniclesy asy ay resulty ofy whichy ofy they followingy
events?
A.y Mexican-Americany War
B.y Independencey ofy Americay fromy Europe
C.y Spanishy Civily War
D.y Arrivaly ofy they Spaniardsy iny they Newy Worldy -y
y
y(D)
Chroniclesy arey they writingsy ofy they earlyy Spaniardsy arrivaly sy toy they Newy Worldy aroundy they
fifteenthy century.y They purposey wasy toy narratey theiry adventures,y describey they newy realityy
encountered,y justifyy theiry actions,y andy takey credity fory theiry deedsy andy discoveries.
Antithesisy -y
y
y (n.)y they directy opposite,y ay sharpy contrast
Metaphory -y
y
y Ay comparisony withouty usingy likey ory as
Hyperboley -y
y
yAy figurey ofy speechy thaty usesy exaggerationy toy expressy strongy emotion,y makey ay point,y ory evokey
humor
Metonymyy -y
y
yAy figurey ofy speechy iny whichy oney wordy ory phrasey isy substitutedy fory anothery withy whichy ity isy
closelyy associatedy (suchy asy "crown"y fory "royalty").
Similey -y
y
y Ay comparisony usingy "like"y ory "as"
Whichy ofy they followingy besty describesy any importanty reasony fory they renaissancey ofy Spanishy
literaturey duringy they earlyy yearsy ofy they twentiethy century?
A.y ay criticaly analysisy ofy Spanishy culturey followingy they country'sy defeaty iny they Spanish-Americany
Wary ofy 1898
, B.y any interesty iny scientificy realismy iny responsey toy they ideasy ofy Darwinismy
C.y ay spirity ofy optimismy rootedy iny they economicy prosperityy followingy Spain'sy industrialization
D.y any assertiony ofy nationaly identityy iny supporty ofy they restoredy monarchyy -y
y
y(A)
Spain'sy defeaty iny they Spanish-Americany Wary wasy ay majory blowy toy they country'sy internationaly
prestige.y Iny response,y ay groupy ofy Spanishy intellectualsy andy writersy knowny asy they Generationy ofy
1898y focusedy theiry energiesy ony any analysisy ofy they country'sy problemsy andy destinyy iny any efforty toy
promotey ay sensey ofy nationaly pride.y Theiry worky resultedy iny ay majory rey invigorationy ofy Spanishy
literature.
Whichy ofy they followingy besty describesy they opposingy socialy andy politicaly forcesy iny they Spanishy
Civily Wary ofy 1930s?
A.y landlordsy andy they armyy againsty defendersy ofy they Catholicy Church
B.y liberaly supportersy ofy ay republicany governmenty againsty conservativey proponentsy ofy ay fascist-
orientedy government
C.y nationalisty andy socialistsy againsty communistsy andy anarchistsy
D.y conservativey supportersy ofy ay monarchicaly governmenty againsty radicaly proponentsy ofy ay militaryy
dictatorshipy -y
y
y(B)
Politicaly changesy iny Spainy duringy they Secondy Republicy ofy they 1930sy polarizedy they countryy
politically.y Ony they left,y ay groupy ofy liberalsy whoy supportedy republicany governmenty drewy supporty
fromy workers,y agriculturaly laborers,y intellectuals,y andy certainy elementsy ofy they middley class.y Theyy
werey opposedy byy ay groupy ofy conservativey landowners,y business-people,y andy manyy leaders.y They
conservatives'y victoryy iny they Civily Wary resultedy iny they creationy ofy ay fascist-orientedy government.
Iny 1914,y Mexicany anthropologisty Manuely Gamioy wrotey thaty Mexicoy didy noty constitutey ay nationy
iny they Europeany sense,y buty rathery wasy madey upy manyy smally nationsy thaty differedy iny speech,y
economy,y socialy organization,y andy psychology.y Garmio'sy viewy ofy Mexicoy besty describesy whichy ofy
they followingy aspectsy ofy Mexicany society?
A.y they decentralizedy formy ofy governmenty iny Mexicoy andy they administrativey autonomyy giveny toy
regionaly officials
B.y they differenty interestsy andy goalsy ofy socialy classesy withiny they rigidy classy structurey ofy Mexicany
society
C.y they resistancey ofy they country'sy disparatey geographicaly regionsy toy unitingy undery ay centraly
governmenty followingy independence
D.y they existencey ofy largey populationsy ofy indigenousy andy mixed-bloody peopley withy diversey
culturaly traditionsy -y
y
y y ( Dy )
