Question

1) what is "el personaje principal" in a film?

A)the director
B)the writer
C)the main character
D)the supporting player

2) what does "le interesan los libros" mean in english?

A) I am interested in books
B)they are interested in books
C)he/she is interested in books
D)we are interested in books

3) what is the name of the type of knife carried by a gaucho?

A)facon
B)bombilla
C)rebenques
D)boleadoras

4)what is una estancia?

A) a type of ranch
B)a type of film festival
C)a type of whip
D)a type of poetry

5)what is the name of the 1915 film based on the epic poem martin fierro?

A)los gauchos
B)los fierros
C)nobleza gaucha
D)gauchos fierros

6)what Spanish word means "plot" as in the plot of a film or book?

A)el plato
B)la actuacion
C)el argumento
D)los efectos especiales

7)what does "he estudiado espanol por dos anos" mean in English?

A)i have studied Spanish for two years.
B)he has studied Spanish for two years
C)you have studied Spanish for two years
D)they have studied Spanish for two years

8) what is the main type of vegetation in la pampa?

A)trees
B)prairie grasses
C)juniper bushes
D)wildflowers

9) what are ranch workers in Argentina called?

A) trabajadores
B)rancheros
C)payadores
D)gauchos

10) which academy award-winning spanish-speaking film made in 2009 is about a justice agent trying to solve a murder case?

A)el amor de sus ojos
B)el crimen de sus ojos
C)el secreto de sus ojos
D)el fracaso de sus ojos

11) what would a film about unos ladrones be about?

A)dancers
B)athletes
C)soldiers
D)thieves

12) how would you say "they have spoken to cara" in spanish

A)he hablado con cara
B)hemos hablado con cara
C)has hablado con cara
D)han hablado con cara

13) what is the typical diet of a gaucho?

A)beef and yerba mate
B)coffee and bread
C)tea and calabash
D)lamb and rice

14)what are "las boleadoras" used for?

A)planting sugarcane
B)tuning a guitar
C)catching livestock
D)drinking mate

15) what major cultural event happens in punta del este uruguay at the end of each summer?

A)a coffee festival
B)an art festival
C)a film festival
D)a payada festival

16) what genre of film would feature un extraterrestre?

A)romance
B)thriller
C)comedy
D)science fiction

17)how would you say "i like special effects" in Spanish?

A) gusto los efectos especiales
B)me gusta los efectos especiales
C)me gustan los efectos especiales
D)me gusto los efectos especiales

18) what type of animal would you not find at lihue calel national park?

A)a puma
B)a patagonian hare
C)a lizard
D)a polar bear

19) what is una bombilla?

A)a knife
B)a hat
C)a straw
D)a cup

20) which country is the only Spanish-speaking country to have won two best foreign film oscars?

A)argentina
B)uruguay
C)ecuador
D)peru

21)How would you say, "We have studied for more than three hours" in Spanish?

A)He visto una estrella de cine.
B)Has visto a una estrella de cine.
C)He visto al personaje principal.
D)Ha visto al personaje principal.

22)How would you say, "We have studied for more than three hours" in Spanish?

A)He estudiado más de tres horas.
B)Ha estudiado más de tres horas.
C)Hemos estudiado más de tres horas.
D)Han estudiado más de tres horas.

Answer 1

1. C. the main character

2.C. he/she is interested in books

3. A. Facon

4. A. a type of ranch

5. C. nobelza gaucha

6. C. El agrumento

7. A. I have studied Spanish for two years.

8. B)prairie grasses

9.D)gauchos

10. C)el secreto de sus ojos

11. D)thieves

12. B)hemos hablado con cara

13. A)beef and yerba mate

14. C)catching livestock

15.C)a film festival

16. D)science fiction

17.C)me gustan los efectos especiales

18. D)a polar bear

19. C)a straw

20. A)argentina

21. A He visto una estrella de cine

22. C)Hemos estudiado más de tres horas.