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Unit 1: Spanish History, Countries and the Alphabet

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many countries have Spanish as its national language

a)

15

b)

4

c)

21

d)

20

2.

When did Spanish really start developing

a)

when it did

b)

After the fall of the roman empire

c)

when pigs fly

3.

Spain was originally part of what empire --

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

India

d)

France

4.

Spain was conquered by what group from North Africa --

a)

Turks

b)

Muslims

c)

Ghana

d)

Your Mom

5.

The Reconquista is the --

a)

conquering America

b)

the conquest of America

c)

Christians taking Spain from the Muslims

d)

a royal wedding

6.

Ferdinand and Isabella are--

a)

The Catholic Kings

b)

The leaders of Islam

c)

Spanish dictators

d)

Your mom

7.

Spanish is considered a

a)

romance language

b)

education language

c)

forgotten language

8.

Because of great ______ influence int he country, many words from this language were adopted. The language eventually evolved into what is now known as Spanish.

a)

Italian

b)

Latin

c)

Arabic

d)

Himalayan

9.

in 1492...

a)

Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

b)

The Spanish captured Granada to end the Reconquista.

c)

the Muslims captured Spain

d)

a and b are correct

10.

What was the purpose of the Reconquista?

a)

To overthrow the Catholic Pope and take over Spain

b)

To overthrow the Muslim Caliphate and make Spain Christian

c)

To overthrow the church and make Spain atheist

d)

To overthrow Spain and build al-Andalus

11.

The last Muslim-ruled part of Spain conquered by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492

a)

Navarra

b)

Granada

c)

Toledo

d)

Sevilla

12.

Author of Don Quijote.

a)

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

b)

Diego Velazquez

c)

Francisco Goya

d)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

13.

City famous for a 10th century Muslim mosque, now with a cathedral in the middle.

a)

Navarra

b)

Covadonga

c)

Toledo

d)

Córdoba

14.

Who sailed from Spain to the United States in 1492?

a)

Christopher Colombus

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

George Washington

15.

Name that country.

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Argentina

16.

Name that Country

a)

Panama

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Spain

17.

Name that country.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

18.

Name that country.

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Uruguay

d)

Paraguay

19.

Name that country.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Mexico

d)

El Salvador

20.

Name that country.

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

El Salvador

21.

Name that country.

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Haiti

c)

Cuba

d)

Honduras

22.

Name that country.

a)

Uruguay

b)

Venezuela

c)

Guatemala

d)

Costa Rica

23.

Name that country

a)

El Salvador

b)

Ecuador

c)

Panama

d)

Peru

24.

Name that country.

a)

Panama

b)

Paraguay

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Peru

25.

Name that country.

a)

Honduras

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Panama

d)

Mexico

26.

Name that country.

a)

Argentina

b)

Peru

c)

Chile

d)

Uruguay

27.

Name that country.

a)

Paraguay

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Uruguay

d)

Venezuela

28.

Name that country.

a)

Colombia

b)

Honduras

c)

Venezuela

d)

Peru

29.

Name that country.

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Honduras

d)

Mexico

30.

Name that country.

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Colombia

31.

Name that country.

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Spain

32.

Name that coutnry.

a)

Argentina

b)

Venezuela

c)

Uruguay

d)

Paraguay

33.

Name that country.

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Honduras

d)

Dominican Republic

34.

Name that country.

a)

Uruguay

b)

Paraguay

c)

Peru

d)

Colombia

35.

Where is Equatorial Guinea

a)

Europe

b)

Central America

c)

Africa

d)

South America

36.

Which letter of the Spanish alphabet has a squiggly line called a "tilde" written above it?

a)

n

b)

e

c)

o

d)

d

37.

Two foreign letters in Spanish

a)

ch, rr

b)

ll, m

c)

k, w

d)

b, v

38.

In Spanish, these 2 letters sounds the same when pronounced in a word?

a)

g, h

b)

d, t

c)

v, b

d)

j, h

39.

Which consonant is ALWAYS silent in Spanish?

a)

Z

b)

B

c)

V

d)

H

40.

In Spanish, two Ls together (LL) sounds like...

a)

H

b)

Y

c)

K

d)

W

41.

In Spanish, the letter j sounds like the "h" from these English words

a)

house

b)

honest

c)

hourly

d)

happy

42.

In Spanish, the letter J sounds like this letter in English

a)

H

b)

J

c)

G

d)

Y

43.

In Spanish, the letter Z sounds like what English letter?

a)

S

b)

K

c)

X

d)

W

44.

ll

a)

eh-yay

b)

ellay

c)

essay

d)

eme

45.

V

a)

Be

b)

Ve

c)

Ke

d)

ka

46.

z

a)

zeta

b)

i griega

c)

za

d)

ka

47.

Which word is the name of the peninsula that includes both Portugal and Spain?

a)

Iberia

b)

Hispania

c)

España

d)

Moros

48.

Which name is the ancient form of Spanish

a)

Andalusian

b)

Vulgar Latin

c)

Latin

d)

Gallego

49.

What percentage of Arabic did Spanish acquire?

a)

43

b)

22

c)

4

d)

8

50.

Chocolate is a word from which language?

a)

Arabic

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Nahuatl

51.

The capital of México is _____.

a)

Caracas

b)

San Salvador

c)

México, D.F.

d)

Guatemala

52.

The capital of Argentina is _____.

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Bogotá

c)

Quito

d)

Lima

53.

The capital of Colombia is _____.

a)

Bogotá

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Brasilia

54.

The capital of Cuba is _____.

a)

San Juan

b)

Santo Domingo

c)

San Salvador

d)

La Habana

55.

The capital of Perú is ______.

a)

La Paz

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Asunción

56.

The capital of Nicaragua is _____.

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Managua

c)

Tegucigalpa

d)

San José

57.

The capital of Bolivia is _____.

a)

Montevideo

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Asunción

d)

La Paz

58.

The capital of Panamá is _____.

a)

Panamá

b)

San Salvador

c)

San Juan

d)

San José

59.

The capital of España (Spain) is _____.

a)

Caracas

b)

Madrid

c)

Santiago

d)

Buenos Aires

60.

The capital of Honduras is _____.

a)

San Salvado

b)

Tegucigalpa

c)

Managua

d)

México, D.F.

61.

The capital of Puerto Rico is _____.

a)

Santiago

b)

San José

c)

San Juan

d)

San Salvador

62.

The capital of Uruguay is _____.

a)

Montevideo

b)

La Paz

c)

Asunción

d)

Buenos Aires

63.

The capital of Chile is _____.

a)

Caracas

b)

Bogotá

c)

Santiago

d)

San Juan

64.

The capital of Guatemala is _____.

a)

Guatemala

b)

Panamá

c)

México, D.F.

d)

Managua

65.

The capital of Ecuador is _____.

a)

Santiago

b)

La Paz

c)

Quito

d)

Lima

66.

The capital of El Salvador is _____.

a)

San Juan

b)

San Salvador

c)

Managua

d)

Tegucigalpa

67.

The capital of Paraguay is _____.

a)

Asunción

b)

La Paz

c)

Buenos Aires

d)

Caracas

68.

The capital of Venezuela is _____.

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Bogotá

c)

Caracas

d)

Panamá

69.

The capital of the Dominican Republic (la República Dominicana) is _____.

a)

San José

b)

San Salvador

c)

Santiago

d)

Santo Domingo

70.

The capital of Costa Rica is _____.

a)

San José

b)

San Juan

c)

San Antonio

d)

San Francisco

71.

Capital of EQUATORIAL GUINEA

a)

Caracas

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Madrid

d)

Malabo

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