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 filom oscars?
a)argentina
b)uruguay
c)ecuador
d)peru