Avancemos
Unidad 5: Cultura
Select the letter of the answer that best completes the following information about Ecuador.
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1. Fiestas de Quito honor the ________ of Quito.
a. independence
b. founding
c. music
d. arts
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2. The week-long celebration for Fiestas de Quito includes ________ .
a. parades
b. concerts
c. dances
d. all of the above
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3. Sereñatas quiteñas are ________ the city of Quito.
a. donations to
b. speeches about
c. musical tributes to
d. portraits of
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4. Many young people decorate wooden ________ during Fiestas de Quito.
a. houses
b. cars
c. dolls
d. bowls
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5. The Otavalos, an indigenous group from Ecuador, have practiced ________ for many centuries.
a. knitting
b. ceramics
c. weaving
d. wood-carving
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6. Otavalos are famous for their ________.
a. cooking
b. paintings
c. pottery
d. textiles
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7. Common Otavalo designs include ________.
a. landscapes
b. animals
c. geometric patterns
d. all of the above
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8. The Otavalos have achieved economic success selling their work ________.
a, in their town
b. in Ecuador
c. in South America
d. both locally and internationally
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9. Latin American folkloric dances represent ________.
a. combination of cultures
b. a modern tradition
c. a party
d. a serious event
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10. Panama's traditional dance is called ________ .
a. salsa
b. meringue
c. tamborito
d. rock
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11. Ecuador is located _______ the equator.
a. near
b. south of
c. north of
d. on
12. The equator divides _______ .
a. North America
b. the southern hemisphere
c. the northern hemisphere d. the southern and northern hemispheres
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13. In Las floristas, Camilo Egas shows _______ .
a. men
b. indigenous women
c. teachers
d. soccer players
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14. At the Mitad del Mundo monument you can stand with each foot in different _______ .
a. states
b. countries
c. continents
d. hemispheres
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15. Ushuaia, in Argentina, is known as the "city at the end of the earth" because ______ .
a. it is a peninsula
b. it is the northernmost city in the world
c. it is far from other major cities
d. it is the southernmost city in the world
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16. _______ is the capital of Ecuador.
a. Lima
b. Quito
c. Otavalo
d. Guayaquil
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17. Cotopaxi, the world's _______ active volcano, is near the capital of Ecuador.
a. smallest
b. most dangerous
c. most photographed
d. highest
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18. The _______ mountain range stretches along the coast of South America.
a. Sierra Nevada
b. Sierra Madre
c. Pyrenees
d. Andes
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19. The town of Otavalo in Ecuador is famous for its _______ .
a. market
b. parks
c. museums
d. agriculture
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20. Oswaldo Guayasamín is a famous _______ from Ecuador.
a. musician
b. painter
c. weaver
d. writer
5.2: Cultura
Answer Section
1. ANS: B
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2. ANS: D
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3. ANS: C
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4. ANS: B
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5. ANS: C
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6. ANS: D
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7. ANS: D
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8. ANS: D
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9. ANS: A
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10. ANS: C
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11. ANS: D
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12. ANS: D
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13. ANS: B
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14. ANS: D
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15. ANS: A
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16. ANS: B
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17. ANS: D
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18. ANS: D
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19. ANS: A
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20. ANS: B
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