Question 1

Castile's military supremacy in sixteenth-century Europe was based on the

Accepted Answer

A)   vast military experience acquired in the course of the Reconquest.
B)   large-scale use of German and other foreign mercenaries.
C)   new-style Castilian army created by Gonzalo de Córdoba.
D)   acquisition of Navarre in 1512. C

Question 2

Under the rule of Charles V,

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A)   foreign merchants and bankers took over important segments of the Castilian economy.
B)   royal revenues considerably exceeded royal expenditures.
C)   England was added to the Spanish empire through a dynastic alliance.
D)   his objective of crushing the Protestant heresy in the Netherlands was achieved. A

Question 3

The paintings of Velázquez are characterized by

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A)   detachment and mastery of technique in depicting the life of the Spanish court.
B)   the tendency to embellish or flatter his royal subjects.
C)   a preference for lower-class scenes and subjects.
D)   a preference for pastoral scenes depicting his noble subjects as shepherds and shepherdesses. A

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-Córdoba

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The answer of IDENTIFICATION
-Córdoba...

Question 5

IDENTIFICATION
-El Cid

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The answer of IDENTIFICATION
-El Cid...

Question 6

How did the Reconquest influence the character of Castilian social and economic structures?

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Question 7

In 1492 the Catholic Sovereigns ordered the expulsion of all

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A)   Jews who would not accept Christianity.
B)   conversos and Jews.
C)   conversos suspected of heresy.
D)   Jews and Muslims.

Question 8

Fueros were

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A)   the immunities enjoyed by members of the Cortés.
B)   petitions presented to the king by the deputies of the towns.
C)   special taxes imposed on Jews and Moriscos.
D)   charters of liberties granted to towns by the king.

Question 9

The first of the picaresque novels was

Accepted Answer

A)   Don Quijote.
B)   La Celestina.
C)   Lazarillo de Tormes.
D)   Guzmán de Alfarache.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-hermandades

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-hermandades...

Question 11

The Mesta was a

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A)   military association formed by the towns for defense against the nobles.
B)   royal council with administrative and judicial functions.
C)   powerful guild of sheep raisers.
D)   charter of liberties granted by the king to the towns.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION
-Santiago de Compostela

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-Santiago de Compostela...

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION
-Spanish Inquisition

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-Spanish Inquisition...

Question 14

A turning point in the Reconquest was the

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A)   Christian victory at Las Navas de Tolosa.
B)   capture of Córdoba.
C)   surrender of Seville.
D)   capture of Valencia in 1094.

Question 15

IDENTIFICATION
-Lope de Vega

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-Lope de Vega...

Question 16

IDENTIFICATION
-Reconquest

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-Reconquest...

Question 17

IDENTIFICATION
-Patronato

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-Patronato...

Question 18

IDENTIFICATION
-letrados

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The answer of IDENTIFICATION
-letrados...

Question 19

Philip II has been called "a glorious failure." Explain.

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Question 20

IDENTIFICATION
-alcaldes

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The answer of IDENTIFICATION
-alcaldes...

Exam 2: The Hispanic Background

Castile's military supremacy in sixteenth-century Europe was based on the

Under the rule of Charles V,

The paintings of Velázquez are characterized by

IDENTIFICATION -Córdoba

IDENTIFICATION -El Cid

How did the Reconquest influence the character of Castilian social and economic structures?

In 1492 the Catholic Sovereigns ordered the expulsion of all

Fueros were

The first of the picaresque novels was

IDENTIFICATION -hermandades

The Mesta was a

IDENTIFICATION -Santiago de Compostela

IDENTIFICATION -Spanish Inquisition

A turning point in the Reconquest was the

IDENTIFICATION -Lope de Vega

IDENTIFICATION -Reconquest

IDENTIFICATION -Patronato

IDENTIFICATION -letrados

Philip II has been called "a glorious failure." Explain.

IDENTIFICATION -alcaldes