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Chapter 4A Culture Questions

Answer the questions on your culture sheets using a book

El quitasol (p. 170)
1. Who painted it?
2. What was it designed to be used for?
3. What do the brilliant colors suggest?

Strolling (p. 177)

1. Who likes to stroll through the main squares in Spanish-speaking
countries?
2. Where is the Plaza Morazn located?
3. Who was the Plaza Morazn named after?

Sports clubs and gyms (p. 181)

1. How many school-based sports teams are there in Spanish-speaking
countries?
2. What do students do in order to compete in their favorite sport?

Movies (p. 185)

1. Which Spanish-speaking countries have important film industries?
2. From what other country are movies popular?
3. With how many people do teens typically go to the movies?

Old San Juan (p. 186-187)

1. What are authorities making great efforts to do?
2. For how many years has San Juan been the capital of Puerto Rico?
3. On which of his voyages did Christopher Columbus land on Puerto
Rico?
4. Why did the Spaniard build El Morro?
5. What are two things youll see when you visit the cathedral?

Andean Music (p. 189)

1. In which countries has it become popular?
2. From where did it originate?

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3. Which instruments are typically used?

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Chapter 4A Culture Questions

Answer the questions on your culture sheets using a book

El quitasol (p. 170)
1.Who painted it? Francisco de Goya
2.What was it designed to be used for? a royal tapestry
3.What do the brilliant colors suggest? a happy moment of
relaxation for 2 people
Strolling (p. 177)
1. Who likes to stroll through the main squares in Spanishspeaking countries? old and young people (everyone!)
2. Where is the Plaza Morazn located? Tegucigalpa,
Honduras
3. Who was the Plaza Morazn named after? Honduran
general and head of state
Sports clubs and gyms (p. 181)
1. How many school-based sports teams are there in Spanishspeaking countries? very few
2. What do students do in order to compete in their favorite
sport? join private gyms or privately sponsored teams
Movies (p. 185)
1. Which Spanish-speaking countries have important film
industries? Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and
Venezuela
2. From what other country are movies popular? U.S.
3.With how many people do teens typically go to the movies?
groups
Old San Juan (p. 186-187)

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1. What are authorities making great efforts to do? Preserve
old colonial houses and restore to their original beauty.
2. For how many years has San Juan been the capital of Puerto
Rico? 493
3. On which of his voyages did Christopher Columbus land on
Puerto Rico? 2nd
4. Why did the Spaniard build El Morro? to combat
French/English pirate attacks
5. What are two things youll see when you visit the cathedral?
art and remains of Juan Ponce de Len
Andean Music (p. 189)
1. In which countries has it become popular? worldwide
2. From where did it originate? Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and
Chile
3. Which instruments are typically used? flute, panpipes, and
small guitar