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Español 4 - España - Un poco de historia

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These groups all had a big influence in Spain, EXCEPT for...

a)

greeks

b)

romans

c)

arabs

2.

Roman influence is visible in several areas of Spanish culture today.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The Arab conquest of Spain started in ... and ended in ....

a)

711 - 800

b)

711 - 1898

c)

1492 - 1898

d)

711 - 1492

4.

Examples of arabic influence can be found in ...

a)

architecture

b)

language

c)

cuisine

d)

music

5.

What is LA RECONQUISTA?

a)

the process of wars to take back the Iberian Peninsula from the Arabs

b)

the greatest painting by Picasso

c)

a famous battle in Covadonga

d)

the process of losing all Spanish colonies

6.

Why is the "end" of the Reconquista considered to be the year 1492

a)

it is the year when Granada fell to the Catholic King/Queen

b)

it is the year Columbus discovered America

c)

it is the year of the fall of the Roman empire

7.

The text mentions all of these Spanish artists, except for...

a)

El Greco

b)

Velázquez

c)

Goya

d)

Picasso

e)

Dalí

8.

What happened in 1898?

a)

Spain finished the Reconquista process

b)

Spain lost its last colonies

c)

Spain became the Second Republic

d)

Spain had a civil war

9.

What are reasons for the Spanish Civil War according to the text?

a)

economic crisis

b)

dictatorship

c)

social conflict

d)

political conflict

10.

The time period of the Spanish Civil War

a)

1936-1939

b)

1939-1975

c)

1898-1936

d)

711-1492

11.

Who became the dictator of Spain after the Civil War ended?

a)

Pedrarias Davila

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Don Pelayo

12.

What kind of government does Spain have since 1978?

a)

direct democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

socialist regime

d)

absolute monarchy

13.

Spain is a member of the European Union (EU)

a)

true

b)

false