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Quiz of Preliminary Chapter (Empezamos)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "Romance" language?

a)

Referers to a language related to Latin.

b)

It 's a language used to express love.

c)

It's the dialect of Italian used in Rome.

d)

It is any language that has masculine and feminine genders.

2.

Which of the following languages is NOT a Romance langauge?

a)

Latin

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Italian

3.

Portuguese is spoken as a majority language in both Portugal and ....

a)

Spain

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

Haiti

4.

Galician (gallego) and catalán are both languages similar to Spanish and spoken in...

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

5.

This is the most commonly spoken language on earth.

a)

Mandarin Chinese

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

French

6.

This language from North Africa and the Middle East had a major impact on the evolution of the Spanish language.

a)

Russian

b)

Turkisk

c)

Greek

d)

Arabic

7.

Which of these names of US states comes from the Spanish language?

a)

Montana

b)

Kansas

c)

New Jersey

d)

Georgia

8.

The words "siesta", "bodega", "barrio" and "rodeo" are from which language?

a)

Latin

b)

Spanish

c)

Italian

d)

American English

9.

Spanish is a "Romance" language.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which language is the most commonly studied on earth as a second language?

a)

Chinese

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

English

11.

Which Spanish speaking country has the MOST speakers?

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Argentina

12.

Which of the following countries is NOT in South America?

a)

Colombia

b)

Chile

c)

Guatemala

d)

Uruguay

13.

Which is a major Spanish-speaking country in North America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Venezuela

d)

Bolivia

14.

Name a major, Spanish-speaking country in Europe.

a)

Francia

b)

Italia

c)

España

d)

Portugal

15.

Which is the ONLY Spanish-speaking country in Africa?

a)

Nigeria

b)

South Africa

c)

Haiti

d)

Guinea Ecuatorial

16.

Los gatos son....

a)

blanco

b)

blancos

c)

blanca

d)

blancas

17.

La gata es ....

a)

blanco

b)

blanca

c)

blancos

d)

blancas

18.

El gato es ....

a)

blanco

b)

blanca

c)

blancos

d)

blancas

19.

La gata es...

a)

blanco

b)

blanca

c)

blancos

d)

blancas

20.

What is the GENDER of the word, "el libro"?

a)

Masculine

b)

Feminine

c)

Neuter

d)

"book" does not have any gender in Spanish

21.

What is the gender of the word, "la mesa", in Spanish?

a)

masculine

b)

feminine

c)

neuter

d)

"Table" has no gender in Spanish

22.

Los perros y las gatas son....

a)

blanco

b)

blanca

c)

blancos

d)

blancas

23.

English "family" and Spanish "familia" are examples of....

a)

different dialects

b)

English/Spanish cognates

24.

In which of these countries is Spanish the most common languagge?

a)

Haiti

b)

Jamaica

c)

Cuba

d)

Brazil

25.

Which of the following is a TERRITORY of the USA, and NOT a STATE, nor an independent country?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Alaska

c)

Hawaii

d)

Cuba

26.

Nouns and adjectives in Spanish that end in -O are usually what gender?

a)

Masculine

b)

Feminine

c)

Neuter

d)

Who knows?!

27.

Nouns and adjectives that end in -A in Spanish are usually what gender?

a)

masculine

b)

feminine

c)

neuter

d)

Who know?!

28.

Latin was the language of the which empire?

a)

Turkish

b)

Arab

c)

Roman

d)

Greek

29.

Words in Spanish that begin with AL- (like, "algodon", cotton), come from this language. Which?

a)

Italian

b)

Greek

c)

English

d)

Arabic

30.

Which of the following places in the USA has a name that is NOT SPANISH?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Francisco

c)

Florida

d)

New Jersey

31.

Adjectives in Spanish must agree with the words they describe in...

a)

Gender only (masculine or feminine)

b)

Number only

(singular or plural)

c)

both in Gender and Number

32.

Country names in Spanish are...

a)

always capitalized

b)

never capitalized

c)

It depends

33.

Cities in Spanish are ....

a)

Always capitalized

b)

Never capitalized

c)

It depends

34.

Adjectives of nationality in Spanish are ...

a)

Always capitalized

b)

Never capitalized

c)

It depends

35.

"Dana es estadounidense." From which country is Dana?

a)

España

b)

los Estados Unidos

c)

America Central

d)

Sudamerica

36.

The letter /h/ in Spanish is never pronounced.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

The letter /c/ is pronunced the same in the Spanish words "coco" and "ciencia".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

The letter /z/ is Spanish is always pronounced as an S sound in Spanish.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

The letter /v/ in Spanish is pronounced just like the English letter /v/.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

This is largest country in South America.

a)

Brasil

b)

Chile

c)

Colombia

d)

Perú

41.

Which of these Spanish-speaking countries (or territory) is NOT located in the Caribbean?

a)

Cuba

b)

la Republica Dominicana

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Uruguay

42.

Which is the best answer to the Spanish question, "Cómo estás?"

a)

Bien, gracias.

b)

Me llamo Victor.

c)

Soy de New Jersey

d)

Soy colombiana.

43.

Which is the best answer to the Spanish question, "Qué hora es?"

a)

Es el dos de junio.

b)

Hoy es viernes.

c)

Son las diez y media.

d)

Hace buen tiempo.

44.

Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

a)

Es lunes

b)

Es el 24 de septiembre

c)

Es la una de la tarde.

d)

Está nublado.

45.

The name of our online textbook is.....

a)

Buen Vieje

b)

Realidades

c)

Reporteros

d)

Vámonos

46.

Spanish and English share many cognates.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

Which of the following English words is cognate with the Spanish word "agua"?

a)

aquatic

b)

avocado

c)

water

d)

agave

48.

Someone from Spain is consider "Latin American".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

49.

All of the following are Spanish greetings except...

a)

Buenos días.

b)

Buenas noches.

c)

Buenas tardes.

d)

Hasta luego.

50.

The sound of the Spanish letter /J/ always makes this sound.

a)

h

b)

j

c)

g