SMASH Español 1

Spanish is also know as:

• Castellano

• A dead language

• Argentinian

• Old Latin

What is Llama?

• A domesticated South American camelid

• Present tense for he/she calls

• A flame

• All of the above

Why is Spanish called the Romance language?

• Because it evolved during the Renaissance

• Because it originated from the Roman empire

• Because the Spanish queen fell in love

• Because it is so romantic

The Spanish Conquista refers to

• The dark period when Spanish persecuted the Jews

• The military campaigns of the Spanish Christians against Muslims

• The expansion of the Spanish empire to the colonies

• The battle of Catalonia

Argentinian is

• Spoken in Argentina and Uruguay

• The oldest form of Spanish in South America

• Not a language

• Considered Vulgar Latin

Para bailar la [ ]

• Mamba

• Conga

• Tanga

• Bamba

Spanish is closely related to what language

• Portuguese

• Latin

• French

• Roman

In terms of numbers of speakers, Spanish is the [ ]

• Least spoken in America

• Most spoken overall

• Second most spoken language

• None of the above

Spanish evolved during

• The discovery of the Americas

• The Inquisition

• The expansion of the Muslim kingdoms

• The Reconquista

Which is NOT a Spanish colony

• Philippines

• Haiti

• Brazil

• Cuba