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Spanish Exam 2
Spanish 2120 with Rojas at Bowling Green State University
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By: Rachael Sherry
Created: 2011-03-28
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Created: 2011-03-28
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What is the origin of the siesta?
the romans
What are the hours of the Hispanic workday?
morning-noon work.
2-3 hour nap (siesta)
work again until 7-8
2-3 hour nap (siesta)
work again until 7-8
How are the American dinner and the Hispanic cena different?
Hispanics eat a later dinner, and it's also lighter. They have a larger lunch, while we have a large dinner.
How do Hispanic cafes differ from American cafes?
the cafes are in neighborhood areas, while ours are in commercial areas. Hispanic cafes are also more sociable where everyone knows each other.
In general, how do Hispanic attitudes toward death differ from American attitudes?
In America it's an uncomfortable topic, while Hispanics don't think it's a big deal. They see it as natural (Octavio Paz).
What is the outlook of Octavio Paz? (possible short answer)
"Tell me how you die and I’ll tell you what you’re worth" Which is saying that the manner in which you die defines how your life was. a bad death implies a bad or worthless life.
What are some Hispanic expressions that show a preoccupation with the concept of death? (and what do they mean)
◦muerto de hambre: starving (poverty)
◦mosca muerta: hypocrit (dead fly).
◦de mala muerte:
How is death symbolized in the bullfight?
The bullfight is: the man facing death because he's facing a huge, practically unstoppable animal, where he has really no chance of survival. Just as with death being this unstoppable situation.
*The Sun also Rises* - ask lauren
Story written by Ernest Hemingway, a love story about people who go to the running of the bulls.
What is La danza de la muerte?
The Dance of Death. In these plays Death appeared not as the destroyer, but as the messenger of God that calls men to the world beyond the grave. The purpose of this work was to teach the truth that all men must die and therefore must be prepared to appear before his court.
Possible short-answer question on Jorge Manrique’s Coplas.
His poem is saying that it doesn't matter if you were a king or a worker during your lifetime, everybody faces an equal death.
Indigenous Attitudes Toward Death
death is celebrated, or unnoticed. it's not considering a scary or big deal
Who was Diego de Landa?
a Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic church, he left in his writings valuable information on pre-columbian maya civilization & his actions destroyed much of that civilizations history, literature, and traditions.
Who was Eduardo Matos Moctezuma?
He thought the calendar was innercircular and seasons cirrculating, in death there is life. (continuous calendar) (believed in reincarnation)
What happened to Aztec women who died in childbirth?
They went to the "western paradise", which was their heaven. (where the accompany the sun during its setting).
Which indigenous cultures practiced human sacrifice?
Aztec mainly, but all of them practiced it.
Who was Huitzilopochtli?
Aztec God of sun and war
What is the velorio (wake)?
ceremony and celebration of death, longer and more important than our funerals.
What is the importance of the newspaper advertisement (obituaries)?
They are more obvious and detailed., they hide less (less privacy of death) and they are considered a bigger deal.
What is “El día de los muertos"?
The day of the dead. November 2nd, celebration of death and celebrating the lives of the dead
Where is Christopher Columbus buried?
Santa Domingo and Salvile
What happened to the bodies of Evita and Juan Perón after their deaths?
Peron's hand was stolen and Evitas body was kidnapped
Tomás Eloy Martínez Santa Evita
A novel about the life, death and afterlife of Eva Peron, the wife of argentinas dictator . Upon Eva's death, her husband had her body preserved so it could be venerated by the masses as the remains of Santa Evita. The true story of how Peron used the corpse of Evita to control Argentina.
What was one of the principal purposes of Columbus’s voyages?
Economic gain
What did the indigenous people of the New World have that the Europeans wanted?
natural minerals & gold
Potosí
city in Bolivia, one of the highest of elevation, made of silver.
What was the importance of sugar and tobacco?
Sugar is the island of Cuba's greatest crop followed by tobacco which is said to be the worlds finest tobacco.
What is the encomienda?
A system under which the Spanish government gave the rights to Indian labor to colonists.
What is a criollo?
a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); "Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes"
What happened in many colonies after they gained their independence from Spain?
They divided up into republics
What were some of the necessities for economic modernization?
◦Internal industrialization
◦Agrarian reform
◦Customs unions
3 Trade Agreements
◦NAFTA (Tratado de Libre Comercio)
◦Mercosur
◦EU
What are…
◦villas miseria?
◦favelas?
◦pueblos jóvenes?
◦ciudades perdidas?
-Argentina
-Brazil
- Peru
-mexico
What is the program that allows small loans called?
microfinancing
Who suffers most during an economic crisis?
the middle class
(T / F) In The Sun Also Rises Isabel Allende wrote about the celebration of the running of the bulls.
False. written by Ernest Hemingway
(T / F) According to Diego de Landa, for the Mayans death was a cause for great sadness.
True
(T / F) According to Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, for the Aztecs, death was the seed of life.
True
(T / F) In Mayan culture, while common people were buried under their houses, the ashes of the nobles were placed at the center of the pyramids
True
(T / F) While Don Juan is widely known as a womanizer, his numerous literary treatments also include scenes from the grave.
True
(T / F) The “esquela de muerte” is a death notice.
True
(T / F) According to Mexican poet Octavio Paz, the Mexican does not fear death because life has cured him of shocks.
True
(T / F) Spain entered into the EU in the last year of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s reign.
False. After
(T / F) In Latin America the elderly make up the largest percentage of the urban poor
False. Young people
(T / F) According to the text, due to the fact that most indigenous people were accustomed to providing manual labor for the indigenous leader or chieftain, it was easy for them to switch masters once the Spaniards came to dominance.
True
What was not an important agricultural product produced in Hispanic America?
D. all were important
About this deck
By: Rachael Sherry
Created: 2011-03-28
Size: 52 flashcards
Views: 28
Created: 2011-03-28
Size: 52 flashcards
Views: 28
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