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The Path to Modern Spain II

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a dictatorship... (2 answers)

a)

everyone is totally free to do whatever they want.

b)

new laws are imposed.

c)

the dictator has absolute power.

2.

How long did the dictatorship last?

a)

1956-1975

b)

1939-1981

c)

1939-1975

d)

1936-1976

3.

What was censored during the dictatorship? (Tick all possible answers)

a)

the Press

b)

Art

c)

Books

d)

Plays

e)

Films

4.

What were made illegal during the dictatorship?

a)

public transport

b)

television

c)

radio

d)

political parties and unions

5.

What is an autarky?

a)

A society where everything is automatic.

b)

An economic policy of self sufficiency.

c)

An economic crisis.

d)

A new law.

6.

What did Francisco Franco abolish? (abolish = prohibit)

a)

the Church

b)

the Dictatorship

c)

the Constitution

d)

Education

7.

What were restricted?

a)

regional dances

b)

regional cuisine

c)

regional traditions and languages

8.

What happened with food after the war?

a)

There were food shortages and rationing.

b)

Everybody had plenty to eat.

c)

People grew their own food.

9.

What happened to the economy after the war?

a)

It was doing very well.

b)

It was failing.

c)

It began to pick up little by little.

10.

What happened with the death of Franco?

a)

His son became the new dictator.

b)

The transition to democracy.

c)

There was another republic.

11.

Who did Franco appoint as king?

a)

Alfonso XIV

b)

Juan Carlos I

c)

Juan Carlos II

d)

Felipe VII

12.

Who did Franco appoint as Prime Minister?

a)

José María Aznar

b)

Adolfo Suárez

c)

Felipe González

d)

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

13.

When were the first democratic elections held after the dictatorship?

a)

June 1981

b)

June 1978

c)

June 1977

d)

June 1976

14.

What happened on 6th December 1978?

a)

A new king came to the throne.

b)

Francisco Franco died.

c)

Spanish citizens voted for a Constitution.

d)

There were democratic elections.

15.

What happened in May 1982?

a)

Spain joined the European Union.

b)

Spain joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (N.A.T.O.)

c)

There were elections in Spain.

d)

Spain was established as a Democracy.

16.

When did Spain officially replace the Peseta with the Euro as its currency?

a)

2002

b)

1982

c)

1999

d)

2000