SPA 222 Final Exam Review

Which Nicaraguan poet founded modernismo and suffered from alcoholism?

During which historical event were basically no Latin-American literary works produced?

Which writing style uses satire via the story of a rogue hero's misadventures?

Which literary movement emphasized the beauty of nature, the senses, and emotions?

What did Gabriela Mistral often write about?

During which period did writers from Latin America first become famous worldwide?

Which author is known as the master of magical realism?

The most prominent literary magazine in Latin America was called Sur and began publication in 1931.

The writers of the Vanguard Movement rejected anything traditional and were concerned for the oppressed in society.

Jose Marti is considered to be Cuba's national hero.

Magical Realism is a literary style that originated in Latin America.

Which country played a large role in both the beginning and the end of The Boom?

Sandra Cisneros named her charity the Macondo Foundation to honor the author of which LA novel?

What is the main goal of the Indigenous Movement?

Miguel Angel Asturias translated the Popol Vuh into Spanish.

Where was Edwidge Danticat born?

Who was the first Latin-American author to win the Nobel Prize?

An education in most indigenous communities is inadequate for integration into mainstream society.

What happens to most indigenous women who assert their individual rights?

Laura Esquivel began her career as a screenwriter.

Manuel Bandeira's Brazilian Tragedy is a...

Authors of this movement claimed to be "literary orphans."

Jorge Luis Borges inherited __ and __ from his father.

Which writing style incorporates fantasy and the supernatural into reality?

Most educational systems in Latin America are monocultural and monolingual.

Isabel Allende fled Chile in the 1970s after...

Which Latin-American author was influenced by the Picaresque novel?

Which Argentinian writer initiated ultraismo in Latin America and suffered failing eyesight?

Which author served as a translator for UNESCO in Paris and was first published in Sur?

Which Mexican author was influenced by Buddhism and his world travels?

Sor Juana was a Brazilian novelist who used feminism in her writing.

The first Latin-American literary movement was Romanticism.

Laura Esquivel and Sandra Cisneros are members of which literary movement?

A gender-based education teaches girls domestic skills rather than higher-level academic skills.

Why did Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes resign their posts as Mexican ambassadors in 1968?

During the conquest and colonial time periods, how did women resist the patriarchy?

Juan Rulfo only wrote two books before his alcoholism ruined his career.

What did Jose Marti and Ruben Dario have in common?

Women first started requesting education so that they could attain equality with men.

The soldaderas were women who fought alongside men in the resistance against the Spanish invaders.

Who was Ursula de Jesus?

Which Western artistic movement drew its inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman art?

Which of the following is true about the Post-Boom?

Patriarchy has existed in Latin America since the pre-colonial era.

As a Post-Boom author, Isabel Allende never uses magical realism in her writing.

Miguel Angel Asturias' writing was influenced by ___ culture.

Which Latin-American author is still alive today?

Which Latin-American author created The Buried Mirror to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage?

Some indigenous women used "devil as a Spaniard" imagery to resist the patriarchy.

Which of these Latin American authors is still alive today?

Why is healthcare in indigenous communities often inferior to healthcare in mainstream communities?

Many indigenous women face dual discrimination, which is gender discrimination plus racial/class discrimination.

Some indigenous women have been subjected to forced sterilization.

What type of people does Sandra Cisneros typically write about?

Laura Esquivel is a Chicana author who was born in Chicago.

Miguel Angel Asturias' El Senor Presidente is about a Latin-American ___.

What is complementarity?

The Boom was a period of literature with many female and homosexual authors.

Which literary movement originated in France and used a rigid form and emotional detachment?