Linguistics
yuxtaposición, giustapposizione (ESP/IT)
Word in English:
juxtaposition
Which one?
A) Pool
B) Beach
C)Lake
B
"los cantares de gesta" (describe) are prominent in what 2 kinds of LIT
SPAIN/FRANCE
Spain, Don Juan Manuel, 1350s, El Conde Lucanor:
The story begins with Count Lucanor and Patronio. The two are talking about a servant and Count Lucanor wants Patronio's advice to know that he is going to be the servant. The servant is considering whether he should marry a woman who is rich but also very strong and brave. Patronio responds with an example of a similar situation, of what happened to a young man who married a very strong and brave woman. In the other village there was a very good young man but he was not rich, he wanted to marry a woman with a very tall statue. The only thing was that everyone did not want to marry her because she was very brave and strong, something that was not acceptable for a woman in society. The two got married and following that the man became very aggressive and the woman did everything the husband said. It was then that Patronio told the Lucanor that if the servant can control the woman if they can marry.
"If at first you don't show who you are, you will never be able to later when you want." represents and leads to a culture of ______ in Spanish society.
machismo
Velocidad= Velocity
fugacidad (ESP)
A) Word in English:
B) Synonym:short, fleeting
At Goldman Sachs, he flew to London in 1st class for the first time. Which airline?
Virgin Atlantic
The Latin American Boom futures stories with elements of magical realism:
Which ones is the odd one out:
A) Dos Palabras B)La siesta del martes C) Don Quijote
C
Italian and German culture is most prevalent in which LATAM country
Argentina
Spanish is closer to Port or ITA
Least favorite sweet
A)Cake
B)Cotton Candy
C)Chocolate
B
Hombres necios que acusais is a Mexican work of lit but the vosotros conjugation from Spain is used.
WHY?
Early time period of Mexican Spanish, not linguistic split
Shakesphere is to Miguel de Cervantes
AS
_____ is to Tomas Rivera ( y no se lo trago la tierra)
any semi-modern US author
song, canción, canzone
station, estación, ________
stazione
Favorite pastime alone
Read
Gabriel Garcia Marquez won a Nobel Peace prize. He wrote the most beautiful giant of the world. This fable has magical realism in it b/c it takes place in the town and the main character is in________ but he effects the town
animate
What kind of genre is this performance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPwy4UMgPD0&list=RDEomd4W6YOTI&index=33
Flamenco
Words: antique, antiquity, ancient come from this Latin word: ______
antiqua
Which two are NOT catchphrases?
1) "I am the best. Period."
2) "Did I tell you that I got a 4.0 GPA."
3) "America always gives people a fair opportunity."
4)"What do you think? I am stupid?"
1 and 4
A Vuestra Merced
A Roosevelt
A= to
Apostrofe because it is written __________
Salsa was first performed in what city
NYC