Spain, Picasso, and the Spanish Civil War

The capital of Spain is...

(a)  

Answer explanation

Madrid, la capital de España, está en el centro del país.

Spain is located on the continent of (a)  

Answer explanation

España está en Europa.

With which TWO countries does Spain border? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• France

• Portugal

• Germany

• Mexico

Answer explanation

España limita con Francia y Portugal.

The Strait of Gibraltar (el Estrecho de Gibraltar) is...

• a body of water that separates Spain from Africa.

• A group of islands that belongs to Spain.

• The art school where Picasso studied

• One of the cities in northern Africa that belongs to Spain.

Answer explanation

El Estrecho de Gibraltar es agua que separa España de África.

The TWO groups of islands that belong to Spain are.... (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Las islas Baleares

• Las islas Canarias

• Las islas Galápagos

• Las islas de Hawaii

Answer explanation

España incluye las islas Baleares y las islas Canarias.

The TWO cities in northern Africa that are part of Spain are... (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Ceuta

• Melilla

• Nairobi

• Johannesburg

Answer explanation

España incluye Ceuta y Melilla, dos (2) ciudades en el norte de África.

The culture of Spain is a combination of which THREE influences? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Arabic culture

• Jewish culture

• European culture

• French culture

• Portuguese culture

Answer explanation

La cultura de España es una combinación de las culturas árabe, europea y judía (jewish). Los árabes y los judíos eran (were) importantes en España durante la Edad Media (the middle ages).

La lengua oficial de España es...

• el español

• el catalán

• el vasco

• el portugués

Answer explanation

The official language of Spain is Spanish.

While Spain's official language is Spanish, there are several other regional languages spoken there. A regional language is a language that is only spoken in part of a country.

The TWO most important regional languages in Spain are... (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• el catalán

• el vasco

• el swahili

• el gallego

Answer explanation

Las lenguas regionales más importantes de España son el catalán (spoken in the northwest of Spain, around Barcelona) y el vasco (spoken in northcentral Spain, near the border with France).

Pablo Picasso was an artist who was born in Spain.

In which Spanish city did he study and spend time as an artist?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Picasso estudió y pasó mucho tiempo en Barcelona.