Answer Sheet DISCOVERING
SPAIN (BEYOND BORDERS)
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52..... 53..... 54..... 55..... Discovering Spain l hour Beyond Borders Series
1. We see three men
learning how to clap for Flamenco music, a gate opens, we see shots of different
places in Spain... and come to rest on a statue of
a)Julius Caesar b)Columbus
c)Pelayo
d)El Cid
2. This statue is on a
column in Barcelona, where you can see also see a replica of his ship
(incredibly tiny!). He is pointing towards the New World - in fact he left from
Seville not Barcelona! . In Spanish he is known as
a)Colombe b)Colón c)Colombo d)Columbus
(Note (c) was his real name- he was from Genoa, now
part of Italy)
3. We meet our
commentators, they are
a)Xavier Roberto - member
of the European Parliament, a university professor
b)José Camilo Cela,
Spain's most notable contemporary writer and Nobel prizewinner
c)Carlos Ferrer a Catalan industrialist, banker, and
philanthropist
d) the three of them
4. At the time this film
was made the population of Spain was
a )20 million b)30 million c)40 million d)50 million
5. It is separated from
the rest of Europe by the mountains called
a)the Alps b)the Pyrenees c)the Dolomites d)Urals
6. The Iberian Peninsula
consists of
a)Spain b)Portugal c)Mallorca d) a and b
7. The former capital,
Toledo, was growing too small and it was unable to expand because of its
geographical position, so Madrid, on a flat area with room to grow, was made the capital in
a)1500 b)1480 c)1561 d)1580
Spain is filled with
castles -- they were copied by Christians from the Muslims from around 1000 on.
Each castle was the ruling center of a political area in the middle ages
because Europe was divided into tiny kingdoms that nowadays are merely
different local regions of Nation States and correspond, roughly to our
Lancaster County, Chester County, etc. Each was an independent fiefdom until
what date? That is what we will
now find out! It is an easy date to remember.
8. The area around Madrid,
containing many famous historical towns is called
a)Asturias b)Aragon c)Castile d) Galicia
9. Nowadays Spain is one
of the most a)open b)"European" c)laid back d)all the above
of all he places in
Europe. This wasn't always the
case....it was backward until... this video says that changes start with
economic recovery beginning in 1959, but Spain was pretty backward until the
death of Franco in 1975. The change since 1975 has been incredible...
10. We see Vitorino
Redondo Flores who now owns a bar, before that he was a
a)postman b)bullfighter (torero - not
toreador!) c)military man d)footballer
11. We see the huge
fountain in Madrid known as the CIBELES (Ceres, the Greek goddess of crops) it
was built during the Enlightenment when Spain put on a spurt of progress during
which century a)the XVIIIth b)the XVIIthe c)the XIXth d)the XVth
12. Then we see the Gran
Via, a main shopping area, this typifies thoroughfares of big cities that grew
up in which century a)the
XIXth b)the early XXth c)the XVIth d) a and b
13. The progress under
Charles III (one of the first Bourbon kings of Spain, like the present
king) built a triumphal arch
called the a)Arc de Triomphe b)Marble Arch c)Puerto Alcalá
d)Arch of Tiberius
14. THE FIRST NATION STATE
CAME INTO EXISTENCE IN 1492! A narrator points out at this point that Spain was
the
a)first European political
power (i.e. modern Nation State)
b)first modern great
power c)backward looking, against
"progress" even as it became the first modern nation state d)all the above
15. We see several shots
of bullfighting and bullfighters in training - including a woman. We hear the
narrators' opinions which include it being considered:
a)mediterranean
machismo b)gladiatorial
combat with an animal replacing one of the men
c)less brutal than
boxing d)all the above
Nonetheless bullfighting
is banned in some parts of Spain (and Latin America). What they don't say is
that soccer is much more popular! Bullfight fans tend to be conservative
politically too.
16. Spain has a king who
is a constitutional monarch (i.e. has no political power). Since Franco died,
the country is a
a)dictatorship
b)democracy
c)oligarchy
d)republic
17. We see the Royal
Palace (which can be toured) and the main museum of Madrid called
a)The Uffizi b)the Louvre c)The Prado d)the National Gallery
18. The film shows us some
of the famous paintings including
a)Goya's Maja Desnuda b)Picasso's Guernica c)Velasquez's Las Meninas d)all the
above
19. We visit the town of
Salamanca-- the first University Town of Spain, like most of the ancient
European universities it dates back to which century
a)the Xth b)the XIIIthe c)the XVIth d)the XVIIIthe
20. As remarked earlier,
Castile has many castles, originally the Arabs held the castles in Spain.. the Christians copied them, not only in
Spain. The Crusaders who went to
Jerusalem took the fashion to France, etc. too after about 1000AD. When The
Arabs arrived in Spain in 711AD it was ruled by Visigothic Christians who had
to flee north. It took the Christians until 1492 to get rid of the Arabs from
their last stronghold which was
a) Seville b)Toledo c)Granada d)Valencia
21. We visit Segovia and
see the beautiful castle (actually it was largely rebuilt in the 1800s!) where
Queen Isabel's family lived. She was born in the 1400s and at 15 she married
her cousin
a)Felipe de Anjou b)Carlos I c)Ferdinand of
Aragón d)Berenguer de
Barcelona
22. Segovia also has an
acqueduct that dates back even further, to the Romans -- and still works.
It must be at least how
old if the Romans built it
a)1000 years old b)2,000 years old c)1500 years old d)3,000 years old
23. We see some
prehistoric piled up stones of the type you find all over western Europe dating
back between 4000-8000 years (say 6,000!) Actually there are cave drawings
dating back 50,000 years in the Pyrenees (in the Caves of Altamira), but we
don't get to see those things, just a few stones.. Then we move to Avila, a
medieval walled city-- one of the very few in Europe whose walls are still
totally intact. Most walled cities built their walls between 1000-1300 and
Avila's walls date back to
a) 1117 b)1066 c)1088 d)1200
24. We see a guitar maker
-- the guitar is a typically Spanish instrument copied during the late middle
ages from -- yes, the Arabs.
Europeans got the violin, the guitar, all our stringed instruments and several
tooting instruments too from the Arabs.
Madrid says the narrator,
really comes alive after
a)5 pm b)8pm c)sunset d)2 a m
25. We see a group playing
in the street-- actually they are Latin Americans playing Andean music... you
find many such groups throughout Europe (and sometimes in New York). Then we go into a night club and see a
show consisting of
a)flamenco dancers b)zapateado c)Andalusian gypsy dancers d)all the above
25. The Escorial, The
King's Palace in the hills outside Madrid was built by Philip II when he was
the most powerful man in the world in the 1500s (he's the one who lost his
Armada). It is a very impressive building. Gloomy but impressive, it has how
many windows
a)1500
b)2,000
c)2400
d)2600
26. Next we visit Toledo,
just south of Madrid. One of the narrators mentions the famous XIII th century
"translation center" where Arabs, Jews and Christians formed
translation teams and that is how the Ancient Classics got into the west, which
eventually brought the renaissance and humanism. Toledo has been a Roman,
Visigothic, Arab, Christian city...Now it is very touristy (but impressive)
with lots of shops selling Toledo ware -- which since the time of the Arabs has
meant
a)swords
b)knives
c)embossed metal ware
d)all the above
27. The famous painter, a
naturalized Spaniard, who in the early 1600s lived in Toledo was
a)Velasquez
b)Zurburan c)El
Greco d)Murillo
28. The Cathedral of Toledo
is described as "mudejar"
this means that it is
Christian (romanesque or
gothic), but that it contains many Arab architectural elements.
29. The Arabs were
defeated by the united Christian kingdoms of Spain in what year
a)1066
b)1259
c)1492
d)1505
30. The winners, Fernando
and Isabel's side, expelled those who were not Christian and who wouldn't
convert to Christianity. That meant they expelled
a)the Jews
b)the Muslims
c)the Protestants
d)a and b --- they didn't allow Protestantism to
get a toehold in Spain.
31. Although many
non-Christians left, many more converted or acted as if they had converted. The
actual figure is that approximately 33% of Spaniards have Jewish blood, but
Cela says
a)20%
b)50%
c)75% d)100%
32. Next we see a chef
preparing dishes, he points out Arab and Jewish influence...the most popular
Spanish dishes are from the south and are
a)paella b)gazpacho c)tortilla de patatas d) a and b
33. The main influence on
Spanish desserts as been
a)Basque b)Catalan
c)Arab d)Jewish
34. At the time of the
Protestant reformation Spain grew Catholically paranoid and prohibited other
religions from 1492 until 1975!!! However the cultural influence between the
different groups was considerable and the 700 years of Moors in Spain was not
spent fighting...
We visit Córdova in
the south. The cathedral was originally a
a)roman bathhouse b)Visigothic church c)Arab Mosque d)cathedral
25. By 1236 Cordova had
alrady fallen to the Christians, but the Arabs hung on to Granada until 1492!
In the XIVth century they built the magnificent Red Castle called the
a)Aljofifa
b)Alcázar
c)Alhambra d)Alfajor
36. We see some of the
beautiful interior and visit the gardens known as the
a)Generalfranco gardens b)Generalife Gardens c)Moorish Gardens
d)Alhambra Gardens
37. The view from one side
of the Alhambra looks out on the gypsy caves. The narrator does not point out
that the land with the caves was given to the gypsies by Fernando and Isabel
because they fought on the Christian side against the Moors. The gypsies
arrived in Europe from India (they were untouchable nomads), around 1100-1200
and in most countries remained nomads. The Andalusian gypsies are some of the
few who actually had land. The reason they are abandoning their traditional
caves (which they keep remarkably clean and attractive), is that TV reception
is bad inside them!
38. At one time Seville,
where the ships from Latin America docked, was the richest city in Europe. Its
reign was c.1520-1720, and it is still an extremely attractive town. In the
1800s, when industrialization and modern life started coming to Spain too, some
people revived the traditional spring celebration around Holy Week, and it has
remained a big event ever since and attracts huge numbers of tourists nowadays
because the weather is at its best. Sevillanos are super party animals and the
local VIPs put up temporary houses to party non-stop. They parade
a)on horseback b)in carriages c)in Andalusian dress d)all the above
The Andalusian horse,
descended from Arab horses, is famous and gave rise to the Viennese riding
school (Charles V and Felipe II were Hapsburgs) The week of celebrating in Seville is known as a)La Fiera b)La Feria c)La Fresca d)La Folia
39. We are shown the
Canary Islands. These are volcanic islands off the coast of Africa, one volcano
is how high
a)1000 feet
b)12000 feet
c)18000 feet
d)20,000 feet
40. Spain conquered the
people who were living there in which century (we aren't told what happened to
them) the:
a)14th
b)15th c)16th d)17th
41. By the 1500s there was
a reasonbly large Hispanic community and the connection with Latin America has
been very close since all ships stopped off there coming and going to Latin
America. Now it is mainly a beach resort--and thriving as such. There are no
canaries now, but there are lots of
a)eagles
b)hawks
c)parrots d)cockatoos
42. We next visit Galicia
and see the famous cathedral at
a)Vigo b)Santander c)Santiago d)Aranzazu
43. Santiago de Compostela
during the late Middle Ages, with Rome and Jerusalem was one of the three main
pilgrimage sites of Christianity. Supposedly (in a legend) St James, the patron
saint of Spain moved there after the crucifixion...It is a university town and
in recent years the pilgrimage has been revived (with TV coverage, etc.). The
church, with a b aroque façade is mainly
a)XIIIthe century gothic b)XIIth century romanesque c)XVIIth century baroque
d) early XXth century modernist
44. The Galicians are
Celts, first cousins to the Irish, Welsh, Scots, Cornish and Bretons and used
to speak a language of the same family. (The Celts covered Western Europe after
about 1000BC and fled west when the Romans built their empire). They have many
ancient customs in common with the Irish (their music sounds Irish too!) and
the same laws of inheritence that impoverishes the family,
a)many emigrate
b)many have become rich in the New World c)Galicians have
a reputation in Spain somewhat like Americans in
Britain d)all the above
45. Then we move on to
Basque Country, on the Atlantic side, near the Bay of Biscay (Viscaya) and the
western Pyrenees. The port city of San Sebastian is known for its excellent
restaurants and attractive beaches. Spanish Basques won fame as terrorists in
the 20th century to the annoyance of the 99% of Basques who aren't! Basques
have DNA in common with cro-magnon man and speak a language unknown anywhere
else in the world! They are famous
for
a)jai alai
b)the beret (boina vasca)
c)alpargatas (espadrilles -rope soled canvas shoes) d)all the
above
46. The Basques have
traditionally produced shepherds and fishermen (many Basque shepherds work in
the western U.S.), they are also hard working and developed one of the first
industrial areas of Spain, consequently, after about 1850, it was one of the
areas with $$$. The other industrial area was at the other end of the Pyrenees,
in the east, on the Mediterran and is called
a)Asturias
b)Aragon
c)Catalonia
d)Extremadura
47. This area, where
Catalan is spoken, also includes the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca and
Ibiza) and goes right down to Ampurias and Valencia was settled by the
a)Greeks b)Carthaginians c)Romans d)all the above in that order
48. It is the area that
has produced world famous 20th century artists
a)Miró
b)Dalí c)Gaudi d)all the above
49. The masterpiece of
Gaudi is the church of the
a)Santa Cruz b)Sagrada Familia c)Santa Fe d)Inmaculada
Concepción
50. As well as the famous
church, Gaudi also designed
a)Parque Guell-- an art
nouveau housing development
b)A famous apartment house
c)several private houses
in Barcelona
d) all the above
51. Probably the most
famous artist to have lived in Barcelona (though he wasn't born there he was
brought up and studied there since his father was a teacher at the art
institute) is
a)Matisse
b)Renoir
c)Picasso
d)Cezanne
52. Barcelona is a big
elegant flourishing city, a swinging city, expensive and elegant now, with a
population of over
a)1 million
b)2 million c)3
million d)4
million
53. The main drag, the
place everyone walks about in Barcelona is called
a)Gran Via
b)Las Ramblas
c)La Avenida Catalunya
d)Los Campos Eliseos
54. We see people dancing
in front of the cathedral. Franco tried to enforce national costume when
dancing..and prohibited the use of Catalan.. The Catalans hated Franco. Since
he died Catalan is spoken everywhere (though everyone can speak Spanish) and
people make a point of dancing every Sunday wearing
a)smart clothes
b)sweat suits, jeans, running shoes b)carpet slippers if they are
comfortable
d)any of the above -- anything one feels like wearing
55. The narrator mentions
the beaches of Spain at one point, stressing that
Costa Brava (the coast
near Barcelona) means "rocky coast), the best known beach areas of
Spain are
a)Costa Brava (Catalonia) b)Costa del Sol (south coast,
Andalusia) c)The Balearic Islands
(Mallorca, Ibiza)(not shown in this video), c) The Basque country (San
Sebastian) and The Canary Islands
d)all the above