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Modern Spain II

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amadeo I de Saboya was the second son of the King of

a)

Spain

b)

Norway

c)

Denmark

d)

Italy

2.

The main supporter of Amadeo I was

a)

General Prim

b)

General Martínez Campos

c)

General Pavía

d)

Darth Vader

3.

The I republic lasted

a)

11 years

b)

1 year

c)

11 months

d)

6 months

4.

In a coup d'etat...

a)

people vote for a president

b)

there is a fraud election

c)

militars take the power by force

d)

there is a war

5.

Which were the two political parties and their leaders during the reign of Alfonso XII?

a)

Conservatives (Cánovas) and Literates (Franco)

b)

Contemplatives (Prim) and Liberals (Sagasta)

c)

Conservatives (Sagasta) and Liberals (Cánovas)

d)

Conservatives (Cánovas) and Liberals (Sagasta)

6.

During the reign of Alfonso XIII, which general organized a coup and became a dictator with the approval of the king?

a)

Franco

b)

Pavía

c)

Martínez Campos

d)

Primo de Rivera

7.

Why was the II Republic declared in 1931?

a)

People voted Republicans in the elections

b)

Alfonso XIII wanted a republic

c)

there was an electoral fraud

d)

it just happened

8.

When did the civil war start and finish?

a)

1930-1936

b)

1931-1939

c)

1936-1939

d)

1940-1945

9.

Who organized a coup d'etat against the II Republic leading to the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

Pavía

b)

Martínez Campos

c)

Franco

d)

Cánovas del Castillo

10.

when did Franco regime start and finish?

a)

1931-1960

b)

1939-1975

c)

1975-1990

d)

1936-1939

11.

What of the following statements about Franco regime is not true

a)

People could not vote in democratic elections

b)

economical prosperity began in the 60s

c)

there was freedom of speech

d)

nationalisms were forbidden

12.

Who was the successor designated by Franco?

a)

Juan Carlos I

b)

Felipe VI

c)

The Third Republic

d)

Amadeo I

13.

King Alfonso XII's reign was a...

a)

...constitution

b)

... constitutional monarch

c)

...absolute monarch

14.

From 1923 to 1930 General Primo de Rivera was ...

a)

... a King

b)

... a dictator

c)

... a Republican.

15.

The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936 to ...

a)

... 1946

b)

... 1949

c)

... 1939

16.

Who established a dictatorship from 1939 to 1975?

a)

General Prim

b)

General Juan Carlos

c)

General Franco

17.

When did King Juan Carlos start the transition from a dictatorship to a democracy?

a)

In 1975, when General Franco died.

b)

In 1986, when Spain joined the EU.

c)

In 1939, when the Civil war ended.

18.

Who did King Juan Carlos 1 appoint as Prime Minister in 1976?

a)

General Franco.

b)

Adolfo Suárez.

c)

Pedro Sánchez.

19.

What did Spain do in 2002?

a)

Adopted the peseta.

b)

Adopted the dollar.

c)

Adopted the euro.

20.

What did Francisco Franco abolish? (abolish = prohibit)

a)

the Church

b)

the Dictatorship

c)

the Constitution

d)

Education

21.

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.

22.

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.

23.

What happened with the death of Franco?

a)

His son became the new dictator.

b)

The transition to democracy.

c)

There was another republic.

24.

Who did Franco appoint as Prime Minister?

a)

José María Aznar

b)

Adolfo Suárez

c)

Felipe González

d)

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

25.

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.

26.

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

a)

2002

b)

1982

c)

1999

d)

2000

27.

What were the dates of beginning and the end of the Spanish Civil War?

a)

18th July 1936 - 1st April 1939

b)

7th April 1936 - 18th July 1939

c)

1st July 1936 - 18th April 1939

28.

What was the transition?

a)

The change from Franco to King Juan Carlos I

b)

The change from a dictatorship to democracy

c)

The change from Juan Carlos I to Adolfo Suarez

29.

What happened on 11 February 1873?

a)

General Prim was assasinated

b)

General Pavía mounted a coup

c)

The First Republic started

30.

A famous painter of Spain is ...

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Frida Kahlo

31.

Who was proclaimed king, starting with the Restoration?

a)

Felipe VI

b)

Alfonso XIII

c)

Alfonso XII

d)

Juan Carlos I

32.

What is the name of the period right after the First Republic, when Alfonso XII was proclaimed King?

a)

Restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

First Republic

d)

Franquismo

33.

During what type of estate there is not a King?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

34.

The King Alfonso 13 supported Primo de Rivera´s military coup

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

Primo de Rivera was a...

a)

prime minister

b)

dictatorship

c)

king of Spain

d)

A President

36.

During the Dictadura of Primo de Rivera..(3 answers)

a)

political parties were made illegal

b)

children were sent to jail

c)

people weren´t allowed to leaver their homes

d)

there was no constitution

e)

freedom of the press was limited

37.

The first democratic elections after Primo de Rivera were in...

a)

2020

b)

1931

c)

1885

d)

1239

38.

When was the Second Republic proclaimed?

a)

1936

b)

1931

c)

1975

d)

1873

39.

Who drew this painting?

a)

Salvador Dali

b)

Frank Stella

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Leonid Afremov

40.

Which artist was the sole creator of Cubism?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Louis Comfort Tiffany

c)

Louis Sullivan

d)

Andy Warhol

41.
Which Artist created this artwork?
a)
Rene Magritte
b)
Marcel Duchamp
c)
Salvador Dali
d)
Grant Wood
42.

What was the Restoration? (2 answers)

a)

the return of the Bourbon dynasty to power

b)

the works of a group of writers

c)

a time of political uncertainty

d)

a time of economic growth and stability

43.

Who was the ruler following the First Republic?

a)

Alfonso XIII

b)

Alfonso XII

c)

María Cristina

d)

Alfonso X

44.

Who led a military coup in 1923?

a)

Miguel Primo de Rivera

b)

Benito Pérez Galos

c)

Antonio Machado

45.

What happened on 14th April 1931?

a)

A democracy was established

b)

Spain became a Republic again

c)

There was a dictatorship

46.

What did the government introduce? (2 answers)

a)

social reforms

b)

a republic

c)

a new Constitution

d)

higher taxes

47.

How long did the 2nd Republic last?

a)

1936-1939

b)

1931-1939

c)

1931-1933

48.

Who were the Nationalists?

a)

those who supported Francisco Franco

b)

those who supported the 2nd Republic

c)

those who supported the king

49.

Who were the Republicans?

a)

those who supported Francisco Franco

b)

those who supported the king

c)

those who supported the 2nd Republic

50.

¿Quién escribió Campos de Castilla?

a)

Antonio Machado

b)

Clarín

c)

Unamuno

51.

¿Cómo se llama este artista? ¿De dónde es él?

a)

Salvador Dalí y es de España

b)

Salvador Dalí y es de México

c)

Francisco Goya y es de España

d)

El Greco y es de México

52.

Forma de gobierno caracterizada por el ejercicio del poder sin límite de una sola persona o institución.

a)

Exilio

b)

Dictadura

c)

Revolución

53.

Es la organización de trabajadores unidos para la defensa y mejora de sus condiciones laborales.

a)

Huelga

b)

Sindicato

c)

Porfiriato

54.

Who wrote HIstoria de una Escalera?

a)

Benito Pérez Galdós

b)

Camilo José Cela

c)

Antonio Buero Vallejo

d)

Fernando Fernán Gómez

55.

Who wrote Bodas de Sangre?

a)

Benito Pérez Galdós

b)

Camilo José Cela

c)

Antonio Buero Vallejo

d)

Federico García Lorca

56.

Who wrote La familia de Pascual Duarte?

a)

Benito Pérez Galdós

b)

Camilo José Cela

c)

Antonio Buero Vallejo

d)

Federico García Lorca