Lesson 19
This
is Lesson 19: Nationalism, Ethnic Relationships and the Role of Women
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Multiple choice questions for the Lesson (click
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you will get a confirmation):
MC-1 Economic nationalism in Latin America
MC-2 Mistral's poetry
Short-answer questions for the Lesson. Instructions: If you are not
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HINT SA 1: Explain the phenomenon
of fragmentation of cultural movements in the early 20th Century.
HINT SA 2: What are the roots of
Latin American nationalism?
HINT SA 3: What motivated Mariátegui
to write his "Seven Essays"? Do you think he succeeded?
HINT SA 5: What desires does Mistral
express in "The Sonnets of Death", and what was your reaction
to them?
HINT SA 6: What do we know about
Agustini's life?
HINT SA 7: What were the major
currents in art in the early 20th Century?
HINT SA 8: What changes in ethnic
relationships became evident in the early part of the 20th Century?
HINT SA 9: What was Mariátegui's
solution to the "Indian problem" in Peru? Do you think it would
work?
HINT SA 10: Explain the following
terms as used by Mariátegui's: "gamonal"; "encomienda";
"latifundium".
SORRY, NO HINT SA 11: Compare the way love is
presented in the poetry of Mistral and Agustini.
SORRY, NO HINT SA 12: Question from McNees,
pp. 78-99: Jorge Icaza, "Big Precipice" What does this story tell
you about the life of the huasipungeros?
SORRY, NO HINT SA 13: Question from McNees,
pp. 78-99: Jorge Icaza, "Big Precipice" What does this story tell
us about the religious beliefs of campesinos?
SORRY, NO HINT SA 14: Question from McNees,
pp. 100-112 Juan Bosch, "Two Dollar's Worth of Water" What is
the moral of this story?
SORRY, NO HINT SA 15: Question from McNees,
pp. 100-112 Juan Bosch, "Two Dollar's Worth of Water" What do
we know about the author?