Spanish 1-2/3-4 - Corridos

What is the usual stanza form of a corrido?

• Eight-syllable, four-line stanzas

• Six-syllable, three-line stanzas

• Ten-syllable, five-line stanzas

• Twelve-syllable, six-line stanzas

Which instrument is commonly used to accompany a corrido in Texas?

• Bajo sexto

• Violin

• Trumpet

• Flute

Who is the preeminent scholar of the corrido of the lower Rio Grande border area mentioned in the text?

• Américo Paredes

• Dan W. Dickey

• Juan González

• Carlos Santana

What type of rhyme pattern does a corrido typically use?

• abcd

• aabb

• abab

• abba

From which Spanish ballad form is the corrido believed to have descended?

• Romance

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Ode

During which historical period were corridos sung on campaigns in Mexico?

• Mexican Revolution (1910–30)

• American Civil War

• World War II

• Texas Revolution

What is a corrido?

• A type of ballad that relates a story or event of local or national interest

• A type of dance performed in Mexico

• A traditional Mexican food

• A style of painting from the Southwest

Which of the following is NOT typically a subject of a corrido?

• A hero's deeds

• A bandit's exploits

• A barroom shootout

• A cooking recipe

Who identified six primary formal characteristics or conventions of the corrido?

• Vicente Mendoza

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Anglo-American migrants

• Texas Revolutionaries

Which of the following is one of the six primary formal characteristics of the corrido?

• The initial call of the balladeer to the public

• A dance performance

• A painting exhibition

• A cooking demonstration