This is the Multiple-choice Questions Page

The Final exam will use multiple-choice questions similar to the ones which follow. The "Hints" refer to pages in Child's text.
1. Che Guevara believed

a. that the Cuban Revolution could not be exported

b. that his real talents lay in medicine

c. that the guerrilla could create the revolution

d. that in Latin America the cities should be the battlegrounds

 

2. Emile Zola

a. was a strong influence on the Naturalists like Lillo

b. was the father of Positivism

c. was a major Latin American political figure

d. believed it was right to exploit miners

 

3. Mistral's poetry

a. emphasizes erotic love

b. focuses mainly on her dead lover

c. is dense and complicated

d. stresses maternal themes

 

4. The "domino theory" argued that

a. the defeat of Marxism was inevitable

b. the Central American states might all go Marxist

c. what happened in Southeast Asia could not happen in the Americas

d. northern California was the "last domino"

 

5. The Guatemalan writer Asturias

a. was much influenced by Neoclassicism

b. struggled against the inroads of Capitalism

c. studied in Europe to reject his Mayan past

d. believed that the U.S. was right in deposing Arbenz in 1954

 

6. Economic nationalism in Latin America

a. Is usually targeted at Europe

b. Tends to focus on the United States

c. Tries to strengthen dependency relationships

d. Tends to ignore raw materials and focus on industry

 

7. Darío says that Roosevelt "opposes Tolstoy" because:

a. Roosevelt was anti-Communist

b. Tolstoy was a pacifist

c. Tolstoy was against hunting

d. Roosevelt was jealous of his writing ability

 

8. According to Rodó, the US contribution is:

a. emotion and sentiment

b. culture and good taste

c. utilitarianism and liberty

d. democracy and emotion

 

9. Antarctica got its name

a. by being the opposite of the Arctic

b. because of the constellation Antarcticus

c. during the time of the Treaty of Tordesillas

d. from Roman mythology

 

10. In the Mexican Revolution, Madero's presidential program was:

a. violently radical

b. focused on basic land reform

c. reformist and constitutional

d. strongly anti-foreigner

 

11. In Heredia's poetry, nature

a. is not present

b. is passive

c. is subordinate to humans

d. reflects human emotions

 

12. The original language of "Martín Fierro"

a. is difficult because of the gaucho dialect

b. is simple and direct

c. is Portuguese

d. is an Indigenous one

 

13. Positivisim was interested in developing infrastructure because:

a. it would allow more European exploitation

b. it would allow a greater flow of raw and finished materials

c. it would promote mercantilism

d. it proved that natural laws were wrong

 

14. Surrealism

a. influenced magic realism

b. was incompatible with pre-Columbian myths

c. involved abstracting reality

d. could not accept the Indigenist perspective

 

15. In Quiroga's psychological short stories

a. we know the difference between reality and irrationality

b. the endings tend to be happy ones

c. the violence is mental, not physical

d. nature is benevolent

 

16. One of the distinctive features of the Nicaraguan Revolution was

a. that it did not follow any outside models

b. that it did not try to influence others

c. the free market economic model it used

d. that it tried to incorporate Catholicism

 

17. Perón's policy toward the Malvinas/Falklands was:

a. strongly nationalistic

b. resigned to a permanent British presence

c. cooperative

d. isolated from any Antarctic policies

 

18. Palma based his "traditions" on

a. just his imagination

b. history and nothing else

c. a mix of history and imagination

d. pre-Columbian myths

 

19. Chile's position in the Malvinas/Falklands conflict was:

a. clearly neutral

b. officially neutral but leaning toward the British

c. officially neutral but leaning toward the Argentines

d. isolated from any Antarctic policies

 

20. In Isaacs' "María", love

a. destroys the characters

b. is a "chaste delirium"

c. is unrequited

d. conquers death

 

21. (You need to know that AU's height above sea level is over 200 feet) If the Antarctic ice cap were to melt,

a. we would all drown

b. American University would be the only one left in Washington

c. we would probably not even notice it

d. the oceans would all become fresh water

 

22. In Azuela's story, Juan Pablo

a. dies with courage

b. cries frequently

c. betrays the Revolution

d. pleads for mercy

 

23. Darío changed his name

a. because it seemed more exotic

b. several times

c. after Roosevelt took Panama

d. when his mother remarried

 

24. The Cuban poet José Martí

a. is rejected by the Cuban government

b. is considered a traitor by those who oppose Castro

c. is seen by Cubans as too inclined to accept US domination

d. is revered by all Cubans, regardless of politics